Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Pahira Jr. killed by tra…
Car Crash Cass Township Pennsylvania in Cass Township, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Michael Pahira Jr. was fatally struck by an out-of-control tractor-trailer during a commercial vehicle inspection on southbound Interstate 81 near mile marker 119 in Cass Township, Pennsylvania, just before 7 a.m. on July 1. Pahira had stopped a tractor-trailer and was standing near the driver's door when another tractor-trailer left the roadway for an unknown reason, struck his parked patrol pickup, pushed it into the inspected vehicle, then hit Pahira and dragged him underneath before catching fire. Other troopers, emergency responders, and bystanders worked to free him and render aid. The crash remains under investigation, with officials examining both tractor-trailers and reviewing records to determine why the truck left the roadway.