Police said he checked his handheld phone 25 times in less than a minute before the July crash in Lancaster County.

Police say a Philadelphia man is responsible for the deaths of a New York man and his two children after causing a July 20 crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in

A FedEx tractor-trailer driver checked his cellphone 25 times in the 48 seconds before he crashed into a Honda Accord on the Pennsylvania Turnpike last summer, killing a father and his two children, police said.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is alerting drivers to a text message scam demanding money for unpaid tolls. Officials said new versions have been used recently, including one purporting to be a collection agency authorized to work on behalf of the turnpike.

“Smishing,” or SMS (Short Message Service) phishing, is when scammers try to obtain your personal information via a text message. According to the Federal Trade Commission, the text might include a dollar amount for how much you supposedly owe, as well as a link.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is warning drivers about new versions of a smishing scam in which fraudsters send text messages demanding payment for unpaid tolls. The scam, which has been circulating since April,