On Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at approximately 4:55 p.m., the Ephrata Police Department was dispatched to a vehicle crash in Ephrata Township on Martindale Rd. between Newswanger Rd. and the Ephrata Township line. The crash involved three vehicles. Police determined that a Ford Mustang driven eastbound by Gage Weaver, 19, of Denver, PA, lost control and slid into the westbound lane, where it struck a Ford Econoline Van driven by Mary Yoder-Desire, 42, of Ephrata, PA. A Honda CRV driven by Michael Mansi, 45, of Berwyn, PA, was travelling westbound behind the van and was unable to stop, colliding with the van. 

Gage Weaver was pronounced deceased at the scene. A passenger of the van was transported to a medical facility for evaluation with non-life threatening injuries. Investigation indicates that speed was a factor in the crash. Martindale Fire Company and Fivepointville Ambulance assisted with the crash.