I-81 Crash Leaves Two Dead

On August 2, 1982 at 4:30 a.m. a 52 box was alerted for an auto accident on Interstate 81 North bound three miles north of exit 10 in Southampton Township Cumberland County. First arriving units found a tractor-trailer head on into a concrete bridge pillar. The driver was found still in his seat approximately 30 yards from the truck on the highway. Upon further investigation the rider was found to still be in the cab deceased. The driver was transported to Washington County Hospital in serious condition where he died a few days later. Units operated on the scene until late morning when the rider was finally extricated and the highway reopened. The Vigilant Hose Company and Cumberland Valley ambulance operated on the scene along with two other companies.