Crash/Fire

Car catches fire on I-80 after rear-ending tractor-trailer

Monday, February 17 by wcednews

Penfield, PA – Sunday evening marked the fifth vehicle fire of the year for the Lawrence Township Volunteer Fire Company. A car had rear-ended a slow-moving tractor-trailer near mile marker 111 on Interstate 80 westbound. Thankfully, the drivers of both vehicles were uninjured. The car, however,... Read More.

Ice in Clearfield County causes several crashes, shuts down I-80

Friday, February 14 by wcednews

Clearfield County, PA - As things turned to ice during the massive drop in temperature, Interstate 80 saw several crashes and closures in the Clearfield County area. Lawrence Township Volunteer Fire Company reported that they helped with some of the accidents near mile marker 114,... Read More.

Tractor-trailer hauling honey and jelly catches fire on Interstate 80 near Clearfield

Monday, February 10 by wcednews

Clearfield, PA – A tractor-trailer hauling honey and jelly caught fire on Interstate 80 on Sunday afternoon, causing massive amounts of smoke and some traffic delays. The tractor-trailer had been going eastbound whenever it caught fire near mile marker 119, near Clearfield, just after 2:30... Read More.

Trailer destroyed by fire in Bradford Township, Clearfield County

Wednesday, February 5 by wcednews

Bradford Township, PA – Tuesday evening, while firefighters in Lawrence Township were already gathered to do some in-house training, concerned citizens reported smoke and flames coming from a trailer on Doc Welker Road, Bradford Township, Clearfield County. Crews were able to be on scene within... Read More.

Two Clarion women seriously injured after hitting wheel of semi-truck on I-80

Tuesday, February 4 by wcednews

Washington Township, PA – Two women from Clarion are left with serious injuries after a rollover crash caused by hitting the wheel of a semi-truck on Interstate 80 on Friday. State Police in DuBois say it happened just before 6:30 p.m. Friday at mile marker... Read More.

Sigel man causes head-on alcohol-related crash on Route 949

Monday, February 3 by wcednews

Eldred Township, PA – A Jefferson County man who police believe was intoxicated was injured in a head-on collision on Friday. The known but still unnamed 57-year-old man from Sigel had been driving his Chevrolet GMT-400 on Route 949 in Eldred Township around 7:30 Friday... Read More.

Route 310 crash kills Penfield woman, injures teen girl

Friday, January 31 by wcednews

McCalmont Township, PA – A Penfield woman was killed and a teen girl is left with serious injuries after their car struck a tractor-trailer on Route 310 in Jefferson County. 38-year-old Tammy Jo Courteau from Penfield had been driving her Kia Forte around 12:30 p.m.... Read More.

Two dogs died in house fire on Spring Ave, DuBois

Wednesday, January 29 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – Although no humans were injured, two dogs reportedly were killed in a house fire yesterday afternoon in DuBois. The fire started in the kitchen of a home along Spring Avenue around 2 p.m. Tuesday. No one was inside during the fire. No official cause... Read More.

Tractor-trailer hauling titanium powder catches fire on I-80

Friday, January 24 by wcednews

Clearfield County, PA – A tractor-trailer caught fire yesterday morning in Clearfield County, causing some major traffic delays. A semi-trailer that was hauling titanium powder caught fire on I-80 westbound near the 118 mile marker, near the Clearfield/Shawville exit, just after 8 a.m. Lawrence Township Volunteer... Read More.

Multiple people injured in Route 36 crash on Wednesday