{"id":32320,"date":"2026-07-01T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T03:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/pennsylvania-state-police-trooper-killed-in-crash-along-interstate-81\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T23:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T03:59:00","slug":"pennsylvania-state-police-trooper-killed-in-crash-along-interstate-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/pennsylvania-state-police-trooper-killed-in-crash-along-interstate-81\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania State Police trooper killed in crash along Interstate 81"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, July 1, 2026 11:49PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">CASS TWP., Pa. (WPVI) &#8212; <\/span>A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was killed after being hit by a vehicle on Wednesday morning in Schuylkill County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Tpr. Michael Pahira Jr. was struck while conducting a commercial vehicle safety inspection around 7 a.m. along Interstate 81 in Cass Township.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">According to state police, a passing commercial vehicle hit Pahira while he was conducting the inspection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">That vehicle then collided with the vehicle that was being inspected and caught fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The driver of the striking vehicle was being treated at an area hospital. There was no immediate word on whether the driver would be charged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Pahira was assigned to Troop L, Frackville and had been with the state police for 20 years.<br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, July 1, 2026 11:49PM CASS TWP., Pa. 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