Severe delays following Interstate 81 crash in Cumberland County, Pa.

IT’S ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE. AND WE ARE LOOKING LIVE RIGHT NOW OVER OUR LANCASTER SKY CAM AT 601 ON YOUR FRIDAY MORNING. AND IT IS FOGGY OUT THERE, AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THIS VIEW. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M KATELYN SMITH AND I’M REGINA. REGINA AHN ALONG WITH METEOROLOGIST MARYELLEN PANN AND MARY ELLEN. YESTERDAY WAS REALLY NICE. WE SAW A LOT OF THE SUN AND TODAY CLOUDS ARE BACK. YEAH, WE HAVE FOG THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF THE CLEAR SKIES. NOW WE HAVE FOG THIS MORNING. BUT THEN WE WILL SEE CLOUDS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND MAYBE EVEN A FEW SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. BUT THE SUNSHINE WILL RETURN. SO JUST NOT TODAY. YOU CAN SEE VISIBILITY IS DOWN TO ZERO IN LEWISTOWN. POINTS AROUND MIFFLIN COUNTY, JUNIATA COUNTY, A MILE AND A QUARTER UP ACROSS SNYDER AND PORTIONS OF DAUPHIN COUNTY. AND NOW WE’RE SEEING FOG DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN ADAMS COUNTY AND YORK COUNTY, WHERE VISIBILITY IS NOW DOWN TO ABOUT A MILE AND A QUARTER AND EVEN THREE QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY THERE IN GETTYSBURG. SO DEFINITELY WANT TO TAKE IT EASY, ALLOW FOR SOME EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. YOU COULD ENCOUNTER FOG ANYWHERE AROUND THE AREA THIS MORNING, SO JUST BE PREPARED TO SEE THAT VISIBILITY DROP. WE ARE DRY ACROSS THE AREA AS A COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH LATER TODAY, THOUGH IT COULD TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS. I DON’T EXPECT WIDESPREAD RAIN OR A WET DAY, BUT THAT CHANCE WILL BE THERE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. TEMPERATURES 51. IN LANDISBURG WE HAVE 58 IN ELIZABETHTOWN AND LANCASTER AND HARRISBURG AT 58 DEGREES. CARLISLE NOW AT 60. HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR 12 HOUR FORECAST. WE’RE LOOKING AT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH THAT CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. I THINK WE COULD STILL SEE A COUPLE OF SHOWERS LINGERING INTO THE EVENING, ESPECIALLY IN OUR EASTERN AREAS, BUT WESTERN AREAS MAY ACTUALLY SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE BREAKING THROUGH THE CLOUD COVER. SO AND TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 70S PRETTY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAD YESTERDAY IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES. BUT THE WEEKEND LOOKS VERY BRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THAT’S NICE TO HEAR. I REALLY LOVE THAT YOU REALLY DO GET THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. IF YOU LIKE THE COOL WEATHER, YOU’RE GOING TO GET IT TODAY. AND THEN IF YOU LIKE THE SUN, IT’S COMING BACK THIS WEEKEND. YES, IT SHOULD BE GREAT FOR YOU. OKAY, IF YOU ARE HEADING OUT. 602 ON YOUR FRIDAY MORNING, A BIG HEADS UP FOR DRIVERS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY NEAR CARLISLE. RIGHT NOW ON I-81. SOUTHBOUND LANE IS BLOCKED DUE TO A STALLED VEHICLE THERE ON EXIT 49. ROUTE 641 TRINDLE ROAD WANTED TO SHOW YOU THAT BACKUP ON CUMBERLAND IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY FROM A PENNDOT CAMERA, AND IT LOOKS LIKE TRAFFIC HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT THIS HAPPENED AT 510 THIS MORNING AND WILL OF COURSE, LET YOU KNOW WHEN THAT OPENS BACK UP. BUT JUST A BIG CAUTION. IT’S GOING TO STRETCH ABOUT TWO MILES NORTH OF EXIT 49. CUMBERLAND COUNTY ON I-81 SOUTHBOUND. SO WE’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THAT OPENS. BACK UP SOME DRIVE TIMES. HARRISBURG TO LEBANON 36 MINUTES ON 4422 EASTBOUND. FOR NOW. WE’LL HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE COMING UP IN SEVEN MINUTES. BREAKING NEWS STATE POLICE IN PERRY COUNTY ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING. THEY SAY INVOLVED A MARYSVILLE POLICE OFFICER. NOW, TROOPERS WON’T SAY EXACTLY WHERE THAT SHOOTING HAPPENED, BUT DID TELL US THERE IS NO THREAT TO THE PUBLIC. THEY SAY THEY DO PLAN TO RELEASE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS SHOOTING AT A LATER TIME. RIGHT NOW, POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN THEY SAY RAPED A WOMAN IN LANCASTER COUNTY. POLICE SAY 49 YEAR OLD EFRAIN MATEO ASSAULTED AND RAPED A WOMAN ALONG BLUE ROCK ROAD IN LANCASTER. OFFICERS SAY HE IS CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS. RIGHT NOW, SECURITY PREPS CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT’S RETURN TO BUTLER IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THIS WILL MARK HIS FIRST VISIT THERE SINCE THAT SHOOTING ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE BACK IN JULY. THE SECRET SERVICE SAYS THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS GETTING HEIGHTENED PROTECTION, AND THAT IT MADE COMPREHENSIVE CHANGES TO ITS COMMUNICATION AND ALSO PROTECTIVE OPERATIONS. LOCAL LEADERS SAY THE VISIT IS A CHANCE FOR THEM TO DO BETTER. YOU CAN’T COMPLETELY SECURE EVERYTHING. I MEAN, IT’S JUST THAT’S JUST THE NATURE OF THE WORLD TODAY. BUT WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB THAN WE DID ON JULY 13TH. WE HAVE A CHANCE ON OCTOBER THE FIFTH. BY THE WAY, WE HAVE THE BENEFIT OF LEARNING, YOU KNOW, FROM THE PRIOR EVENT. AND I KNOW THAT OUR TEAM, YOU KNOW, LED BY OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, DID AN AFTER ACTION AND REVIEW OF EVERYTHING THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT OCCURRED AND WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER AND WHAT CAN BE DIFFERENT? OUR SISTER STATION IN PITTSBURGH SPOKE TO SOME PEOPLE WHO DO LIVE IN BUTLER, WHO SAY THEY HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP RETURNING. I THINK IT’S GREAT THAT HE’S COMING BACK. HE SHOULD COME BACK. YOU KNOW, HE’S A LOT OF SUPPORTERS IN BUTLER. SO WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING HIM COME BACK. HONESTLY, IT’S A BAD IDEA. I DIDN’T LIKE IT TO BEGIN WITH BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMED IT JUST SPELLED TROUBLE. HONESTLY, I HATE TO SAY IT. SOMETHING BAD DID HAPPEN, UNFORTUNATELY. TRUMP’S EVENT IN BUTLER IS SET FOR 5:00 TOMORROW NIGHT. HIS CAMPAIGN SAYS HE ALSO PLANS TO RECOGNIZE THE THREE OTHER VICTIMS OF JULY’S SHOOTING, INCLUDING THE FIREFIGHTER WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED. VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS IS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN MICHIGAN TODAY. IT COMES AFTER SHE HELD THIS EVENT IN WISCONSIN ALONGSIDE FORMER REPUBLICAN CONGRESSWOMAN LIZ CHENEY. AND CHENEY SAYS SHE HAS NEVER CAST HER BALLOT FOR A DEMOCRAT BEFORE, BUT IS COMMITTED TO VOTING FOR HARRIS NEXT MONTH. I AM A RONALD REAGAN CONSERVATIVE. I BELIEVE IN LIMITED GOVERNMENT. I BELIEVE IN LOW TAXES. I BELIEVE IN A STRONG NATIONAL DEFENSE, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS THE ENGINE OF GROWTH, OF OUR ECONOMY. I BELIEVE THAT THE FAMILY AND NOT THE GOVERNMENT, IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STRUCTURE IN OUR SOCIETY. AND THE TWO HELD THIS EVENT IN RIPON, WISCONSIN, KNOWN AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. IT’S 606 AND WE ARE GETTING ANOTHER LOOK AT TWO CANDIDATES HOPING TO BECOME THE NEXT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PENNSYLVANIA. YOU SAW THEM DEBATE RIGHT HERE ON WGAL YORK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY DAVE SUNDAY, AND FORMER STATE AUDITOR GENERAL EUGENE DEPASQUALE WENT HEAD TO HEAD LAST NIGHT IN THE NEWS EIGHT STUDIO, AND THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME FOCUSING ON EXPERIENCE. O█NLY ONE PERSON STANDING HERE HAS EVER BEEN A PROSECUTOR. ONLY ONE PERSON STANDING HERE HAS EVER BEEN IN FRONT OF A JURY. ONLY ONE PERSON STANDING HERE HAS EVER CONDUCTED A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. I’M THE ONLY ONE THAT’S RUN A COMPLICATED STATEWIDE AGENCY. THAT’S THE TYPE OF LEADERSHIP WE’LL NEED ON DAY ONE. THE TWO MEN ALSO TALKED ABOUT THEIR POSITIONS ON GUN CONTROL, PROTECTING SENIORS, REPORTING CHILD ABUSE, AND WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. YOU CAN WATCH THAT FULL DEBATE ONLINE AT WGAL. DOT COM. RIGHT NOW, MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE ARE CONFIRMED DEAD IN THE AFTERMATH OF HALLOWEEN. IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER A WEEK SINCE THE STORM MADE LANDFALL IN FLORIDA AS A POWERFUL HURRICANE, AND CREWS SAY THE SEARCH FOR THOSE MISSING IS STILL ONGOING. PRESIDENT BIDEN TRAVELED TO PARTS OF FLORIDA AND GEORGIA YESTERDAY TO SURVEY THE DAMAGE AND TO MEET WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. THE PRESIDENT ALSO ANNOUNCED AN INCREASE IN FEDERAL COST SHARE FOR EACH AFFECTED STATE TO HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS COVER THE COST OF RECOVERY. I HEAR YOU, I GRIEVE WITH YOU, AND I PROMISE YOU, WE HAVE YOUR BACK. WE’RE GOING TO STAY UNTIL YOU’RE RESTORED. DISASTER SURVIVORS IN THE SOUTH CAN ALSO START APPLYING FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH FEMA. MORE VOLUNTEERS FROM PENNSYLVANIA ARE HEADING SOUTH TO HELP WITH THE AFTERMATH OF HELENE. THIS IS BRIAN SCHAUB FROM LANCASTER COUNTY, AND HE’S GOING TO BE DRIVING THAT VAN DOWN. ACTUALLY ALREADY STARTED FOR HIS FIRST EVER MISSION WITH THE RED CROSS. HE’S GOING TO BE JOINED BY ABOUT 30 RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS. ALSO FROM PENNSYLVANIA, WHO ARE ALREADY THERE HELPING IN THE AFTERMATH OF HELENE. WE’RE GOING TO PULL THIS TOGETHER AND WE’RE GOING TO BE BETTER OFF. BUT LIKE I SAID, IT’S GOING TO TAKE YEARS. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND OTHERS WILL BE DOWN THERE FOR A LONG TIME DOING A LOT OF WORK. HIS DESTINATION IS KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE, AND HE IS EXPECTED TO BE THERE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. WE DO WANT TO REMIND YOU YOU CAN SUPPORT THAT MISSION BY GOING ONLINE AT WJHL.COM. WE HAVE A LINK TO DONATE TO THE RED CROSS. WELL, THOUSANDS OF DOCK WORKERS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO WORK TODAY AFTER REACHING AN AGREEMENT FOR A NEW CONTRACT. IT’S BEEN LESS THAN A WEEK SINCE STRIKES STARTED AT PORTS ALONG THE EAST AND GULF COAST. NOW, THE INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN’S ASSOCIATION AND THE U.S. MARITIME ALLIANCE SAY THEY HAVE REACHED A TENTATIVE DEAL TO EXTEND THE DOCKWORKERS CONTRACT INTO THE NEW YEAR, AND THE AGREEMENT INCLUDES AN ANNUAL $4 PER HOUR RAISE. IT MEANS THAT THEY CAN THEY CAN PROVIDE, PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, PAY THEIR BILLS. THEY DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ANYMORE, POSSIBLY LOSING THEIR CARS OR THEIR HOMES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND THE ANDERSON ECONOMIC GROUP SAYS IF THE STRIKE WOULD HAVE LASTED A FULL WEEK, IT WOULD HAVE COST THE U.S. ECONOMY JUST OVER $2 MILLION. IN HARRISBURG, BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS OF THE CAPITAL REGION IS HOSTING AN EVENT THAT IT SAYS WILL SEND YOU OVER THE EDGE FOR A GOOD CAUSE. AND IT FEATURES AN 18 STORY ROPE DESCENT FROM THE ROOFTOP OF MARKET SQUARE. AND NEWS EIGHT’S JAKE REYES IS LIVE ALONG NORTH SECOND STREET NOW, AND JAKE, I HEAR YOU’RE GOING TO TRY OUT THIS FEAT LATER ON, BUT FOR NOW, HOW IS IT ALL LOOKING OUT THERE? HEY, CAITLIN REGINA. GOOD MORNING. WELL, I’LL TELL YOU WHAT. WE’RE NOW ON THE ROOFTOP OF MARKET SQUARE, WHERE PEOPLE WILL BE SENT OVER THE EDGE. I KNOW I SAID EARLIER, REGINA THAT I’M GOING TO DO THIS, BUT SEEING THE ENTIRE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY BEHIND ME, I DON’T KNOW IF I CAN NOW, BUT I WILL, BECAUSE IT’S ALL FOR THE KIDS. AND I HAVE CHRISTINA SCHULTZ HERE JOINING HERE WITH ME WITH BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS. NOW, HOW WILL THIS SUPPORT KIDS? SO EVERY DOLLAR THAT IS DONATED THROUGH THIS EVENT IS GOING DIRECTLY TO OUR 1 TO 1 YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAM, GIVING KIDS A MENTOR WHO’S THERE TO SUPPORT, SUPPORT, GUIDE AND BE A FRIEND TO THEM. YEAH, AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE RAPPELLING EQUIPMENT BEHIND US. WE’RE EVEN POLICE OFFICERS ARE GOING TO BE JOINING IN ON THESE EFFORTS. IS IT SAFE? IT’S 100% SAFE. THE OVER THE EDGE COMPANY THAT WE WORK WITH IS FANTASTIC. AND AT ANY POINT, YOU KNOW, DURING THE RAPPEL YOU’VE GOT A RADIO WITH YOU. YOU ARE ATTACHED TO TWO ROPES AT, YOU KNOW, WHILE YOU’RE GOING DOWN AND YOU CONTROL YOUR SPEED. SO EVEN BEGINNERS CAN DO IT. YEAH. AND OBVIOUSLY THIS RAISES A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE KIDS. HOW MUCH OF THAT MONEY WOULD YOU SAY. SO WE HAVE ALREADY RAISED $83,000. THAT IS $3,000 OVER OUR GOAL. AND WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR DONATIONS. WE WOULD STILL LOVE SUPPORT BECAUSE WE ARE EXPECTING OUR PROGRAMS TO GROW THIS YEAR. YEAH. SO THANK YOU CHRISTINA. SO OF COURSE YOU CAN DONATE WITHOUT HAVING TO DO THIS CRAZY 18 STORY DESCENT. BUT IF YOU DO WANT TO WATCH THE DESCENT, IT’S GOING TO BE HAPPENING FROM 9 TO 5 TODAY. AND YOU CAN. RIGHT? YOU CAN WATCH THAT RIGHT NEXT TO THE HILTON HARRISBURG REPORTING LIVE IN HARRISBURG. JAKE REYES, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. OKAY. NOW WE HAVE TO GO AND MAYBE CHEER HIM ON. OR IF YOU ARE GOING, MAKE SURE YOU CHEER JAKE ON. YEAH. AND NOT SURPRISED THAT POLICE OFFICERS ARE DOING IT RIGHT. KNOWN FOR THEIR BRAVERY AND NOT SURPRISED THAT JAKE, BECAUSE HE IS ALSO VERY BRAVE, WILL BE TAKING THAT CHALLENGE ON. SO

Severe delays following Interstate 81 crash in Cumberland County

Updated: 6:55 AM EDT Oct 4, 2024

Delays are increasing following a crash on Interstate 81 in Cumberland County. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.The wreck happened in the southbound lanes between Exit 49, High Street/Route 641, and Exit 52, Route 11/New Kingston/Middlesex, in Middlesex Township around 5 a.m.Due to the crash blocking Interstate 81, traffic is backed up for several miles. There are slowdowns on the interstate, Route 11 and surrounding roads in the area. Drivers are advised to be alert and cautious through the crash scene. At this time, the details of the wreck are unknown. Stay with WGAL for updates as we learn more. For live traffic updates, click here. Do you have photos or video of an incident? If so, upload them to Be sure to include your name and additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.

MIDDLESEX TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

Delays are increasing following a crash on Interstate 81 in Cumberland County.

Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.

The wreck happened in the southbound lanes between Exit 49, High Street/Route 641, and Exit 52, Route 11/New Kingston/Middlesex, in Middlesex Township around 5 a.m.

Due to the crash blocking Interstate 81, traffic is backed up for several miles.

There are slowdowns on the interstate, Route 11 and surrounding roads in the area. Drivers are advised to be alert and cautious through the crash scene.

At this time, the details of the wreck are unknown.

Stay with WGAL for updates as we learn more.

For live traffic updates, click here.

Do you have photos or video of an incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wgal.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.