A retired state trooper killed a Pennsylvania Turnpike toll collector and a security guard in a holdup attempt at a toll plaza and then was shot dead by troopers while trying to escape with the money, authorities said.
Speed limits increase this spring on most of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and at least one New Jersey lawmaker is eyeing the possibility of the same change here.
At least two pileups involving tractor-trailers and scores of cars blocked one side of an ice-coated Pennsylvania Turnpike outside Philadelphia on Friday, injuring at least 30 people and tying up traffic for miles.