Thomas Staff dies in fatal Cumberland County police chase motorcycle crash

Thomas Staff dies in fatal Cumberland County police chase motorcycle crash

Fatal Cumberland County police chase motorcycle crash death of Thomas Staff – Obituary

Thomas Staff, 24, from Lebanon, Pennsylvania, died after a high-speed police pursuit ended in a crash on Interstate 81 in East Pennsboro Township on Thursday evening.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, officers tried to stop Staff for multiple traffic violations around 7 p.m. as he rode his motorcycle through Wormleysburg. Instead of pulling over, Staff fled, leading police on a chase that continued onto the northbound ramp of I-81. During the pursuit, Staff lost control, collided with a barrier, and was thrown into a parked dump truck.

Emergency responders transported him to Holy Spirit Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.