{"id":236390,"date":"2026-07-06T02:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T02:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/236390\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T02:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T02:43:13","slug":"man-facing-charges-after-tractor-trailer-crash-that-killed-pennsylvania-state-police-trooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/236390\/","title":{"rendered":"Man facing charges after tractor-trailer crash that killed Pennsylvania State Police trooper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Court records shed light on the crash last week that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/state-trooper-hit-killed-by-commercial-vehicle-along-interstate-northeastern-pennsylvania\/5J6HNL4NSFC65LMHXXPGI4BM3I\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/state-trooper-hit-killed-by-commercial-vehicle-along-interstate-northeastern-pennsylvania\/5J6HNL4NSFC65LMHXXPGI4BM3I\/\">killed a Pennsylvania State Police trooper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Michael Bon, 33, is charged with homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to the criminal complaint, Bon was driving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County July 1 when he rear-ended another tractor-trailer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/XG77YN2JA5AYHFFOAQOBOA4KCE.png\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">Michael Bon <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The second vehicle was being inspected by Trooper Michael Pahira Jr., who became pinned underneath. Both vehicles then caught fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Nearby construction workers pulled Pahira out, and he was taken to the hospital, where he died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pahira served in the state police for nearly 20 years, and the acting commissioner says he died a hero.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Court records shed light on the crash last week that killed a Pennsylvania State Police trooper. 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