🌱 How a late-night Linglestown Road crash turned deadly for one driver
Linglestown, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Linglestown! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a late-night Linglestown Road crash turned deadly for one driver
- Meet the Central Dauphin standout helping clean up Linglestown
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
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📰 News we're reading
• Driver dead, another in critical condition after late-night crash, police say (wgal.com) — A deadly two-vehicle crash late Thursday near Route 322 eastbound and Linglestown Road in Susquehanna Township left one driver dead at the scene and another in critical condition. Police and county crash investigators are still piecing together what happened and are asking anyone who saw the collision or has information to contact Susquehanna Township police at 717-652-8265. 
• Central Dauphin's Lea Carmona (local21news.com) — Central Dauphin High School senior Lea Carmona is being recognized as a Scholar Athlete of the Week while also giving back through Clean Up – Local Community Linglestown and other local charities. The girls soccer captain balances athletics, academics, and volunteer work, aiming to be a strong role model for younger students in and around Linglestown.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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