Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Michael Pahira struck and…

Car Crash Schuylkill County Pennsylvania in Trooper, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Michael Pahira, who had served over 20 years, was killed on the morning of July 1, 2026, while conducting an inspection on the shoulder of Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Lt. George Bivens said Pahira was speaking with the driver of a tractor-trailer when another tractor-trailer left the roadway, struck Pahira, and continued at a high rate of speed before catching fire. Pahira was trapped under the front-end of the truck, suffered severe injuries, and never regained consciousness. The tractor-trailer driver was being treated at Lehigh Valley Hospital, and state police were investigating whether charges would be filed.