Tractor-trailer driver charged with homicide after striking…
Car Crash High Ridge Park Pennsylvania in High Ridge Park, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Michael Pahira, 44, was conducting a safety inspection on a tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 near exit 119 at High Ridge Park Road in Cass Township when he was struck and killed by a passing tractor-trailer driven by 33-year-old Michael Bon. According to court documents, Bon veered off the roadway onto the right shoulder, striking the parked truck and pinning Pahira underneath the front bumper; Pahira was dragged for some time and suffered severe injuries. The truck Bon was operating caught fire immediately after the crash. Forensic investigators determined the roadway was straight with no defects or adverse weather, and that Bon's vehicle had to leave the travel lane to strike Pahira. Bon faces charges including homicide by vehicle and aggravated assault by a vehicle.