UPDATE (April 19, 2024): Authorities have identified the victims killed in the accident as 24-year-old Jesse McKenzie, 42-year-old Robert Hampe, and 24-year-old Philson Hinebaugh III. Details about potential charges or citations remain unclear right now.
York County, PA — April 17, 2024, three construction workers were killed following a truck accident in a construction zone along I-83 at around 3:30 a.m.
Initial details about the accident put it in the Fairview Township area on southbound lanes of the interstate. The construction zone was in the area of Highway 262 and Highway 177, Exits 36 and 35 respectively.
According to the Pennsylvania State Police, workers were doing construction work along the interstate at the time. As they did so, it appears a box truck somehow went into the construction zone, hitting a construction vehicle and three workers. All three of those workers reportedly died due to the collision. It’s unclear if there were any other injuries. The exact cause of the crash remains unconfirmed.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Something that concerns me here is that construction zones are usually well-marked and clearly visible. That’s especially true at night when there are usually bright, flashing lights. It raises serious questions, then, about how a truck driver would crash into a construction zone. It’s challenging to envision any likely scenario here that doesn’t involve serious mistakes.
Was the driver distracted or fatigued? Did a mechanical failure due to poor maintenance contribute to the crash? Was the driver adequately trained and qualified for the job? Does their employer allow, incentivize, or actively demand reckless behavior? Were there issues with the construction zone itself that contributed to the crash? Is this something highly unusual, like a crash caused by a manufacturing defect?
I’m not asking all of this to throw stuff at the wall until something sticks. It’s just that a lot of folks only ever consider that a driver made a mistake, and it’s as simple as that. Hundreds of commercial vehicle accidents over my career taught me there’s usually more to the story. If the families of the victims are going to get answers, investigators need to rule out even unlikely possibilities. That way, there won’t be any unanswered questions, and anyone whose actions led to the fatal crash can be held accountable.
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