Submitted by Wuz314159 t3_ycnz2o in Pennsylvania
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Unique-Public-8594 t1_itncnja wrote
Quick facts:
Powder Mill Hollow Road, Earl township, Berks County.
Deceased (un-named) found at 8a Monday.
Police seeking red Jeep with right side damage.
tinacat933 t1_ito6831 wrote
I know your quoting the article, but was gotten? Really
Wuz314159 OP t1_ito78wk wrote
That's proper Pennsylvania Dutch! :Þ
jicket t1_ito8fc0 wrote
Sounds pretty normal to me, and I'm not PA Dutch. How would you have written it?
tinacat933 t1_itoa1m2 wrote
Debris near the body gave police a place to start. State police determined the vehicle description from part numbers left behind from the accident.
-_Y_e_s_- t1_itqaut5 wrote
I think it should technically be either:
"police say the vehicle description HAD BEEN gotten from numbers..."
Or
"police SAID the vehicle description was gotten from numbers..."
tinacat933 t1_itqe4rz wrote
It’s an ugly word and should not be used
Wuz314159 OP t1_itn9r8o wrote
>Police and the coroner were called shortly after 8 a.m. Monday to the1100 block of Powder Mill Hollow Road in Earl Township, authorities said.
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>"We talked to somebody that had been talking to this person around 10:30 last night (Sunday) and the call just went blank or whatever, what happened in that situation," says Boehm.
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>A release from police says the driver of a 2008-2012 red Jeep Liberty was traveling SB on Powder Mill Hollow Rd. and struck the victim, before heading south without stopping.
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>There should be right side damage to the vehicle, authorities say.
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>Debris near the body gave police a place to start. State police say the vehicle description was gotten from numbers on parts of the vehicle found near the body.