July 31, 2014Andrew Leibenguth

TREE SERVICE WORKER KILLED BY VAN ALONG MOREA ROAD IN MAHANOY TOWNSHIP

Tree Service Worker Killed by Van, Morea Road, Mahanoy Township, 7-31-2014 (20)
Staged at the intersection of Morea Road and Burma Road, West End Fire Company firefighters detour traffic around the scene.

A 66-year old tree service worker was killed after being struck by a passing van along Frackville-Morea Road in Mahanoy Township today (Thursday, July 31, 2014).
The incident occurred before 1 PM in the area of the Fabcon plant entrance located about a half-mile from SR54.
Fire police from Hometown Fire Company and West End Fire Company of Mahanoy City detoured traffic around the scene for the duration.
The road was still closed as of 2 PM today.
An online story via the Republican Herald newspaper lists William R. Hoffman, 66, of Pottsville, as the victim.

Hometown Fire Police volunteers Todd Witkowski and Merle Wertman direct traffic at the Morea Road and Interstate 81 on-ramp.
Hometown Fire Police volunteers Todd Witkowski and Merle Wertman direct traffic at the Morea Road and Interstate 81 on-ramp.

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  2. very sad to here about this. he was a good friend. And very kind & thoughtful. he will be missed by a lot of people.

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