Governor Orders Flags To Fly At Half-Staff For State Trooper Killed In Vehicle Accident - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

Governor Orders Flags To Fly At Half-Staff For State Trooper Killed In Vehicle Accident - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

Flags have been ordered to be posted at half-staff by Governor Josh Shapiro after a State Trooper was killed in Schuylkill County. While Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Pahira was inspecting a commercial vehicle along I-80 in Cass Township he was hit by another commercial vehicle. The two vehicles would also collide and catch on fire. One driver was taken to a hospital. Pahira died from the injuries he suffered. Commonwealth and United States…

Flags are flying half-staff in Pennsylvania: What to know

(WTAJ) -- You might notice the United States and Pennsylvania flags flying half-staff ahead of the Fourth of July, but there's a good reason Governor Shapiro ordered it. Flags at Commonwealth facilities, public buildings and grounds across Pennsylvania will fly half-staff until further notice to honor the life of Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Pahira. Pahira [...]

Truck driver charged with homicide of Pennsylvania trooper struck during I-81 commercial vehicle inspection

A truck driver has been charged in connection with the death of a veteran Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) trooper who was fatally struck during a roadside commercial vehicle inspection on Wednesday. Massachusetts-based truck driver Michael Bon, 33, has been issued 10 charges, including felony vehicular homicide and felony vehicular aggravated assault, The Citizen’s Voice reports. The charges were issued following a crash that claimed the life of…

Governor Shapiro Identifies Trooper Killed in I-81 Crash as Trooper Mike Pahira

Governor Josh Shapiro on Wednesday identified the Pennsylvania State Police Trooper killed in the line of duty along Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County as Trooper Mike Pahira, a 20-year veteran of the department assigned to Troop L in Frackville.Pahira was killed Wednesday morning while conducting a commercial vehicle safety inspection on Interstate 81 South near Mile Marker 119 in Cass Township. According to Pennsylvania State Police, he was ou…