Homicide — CASS TOWNSHIP, PA — reported 2026-07-02
SUMMARY
A Pennsylvania state trooper died after being struck by a commercial vehicle while conducting a safety inspection on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County.
KEY FACTS
- Incident type: Homicide
- Location: CASS TOWNSHIP, PA
- Date reported: 2026-07-02
- Suspect: not stated
- Victim(s): 1 (44-year-old Trooper Michael Pahira Jr.)
- Status: arrest/charge
REPORTED DETAILS
- The incident occurred on I-81 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
- 33-year-old Michael Bon is facing charges of homicide and involuntary manslaughter.
- Trooper Michael Pahira Jr. had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for nearly 20 years.
- He was conducting a commercial vehicle safety inspection when he was hit by a passing vehicle.
- The vehicle that struck Pahira then collided with the vehicle he was inspecting, which caught fire.