EPHRATA – Ephrata Police say video footage showed 39-year-old Paul Donnelly of Ephrata climbed onto a tractor trailer and lie down on the chassis between the cab and the trailer while it was stopped at an intersection in Ephrata Borough. He then climbed under the chassis and held onto the underside of the chassis upside down as the truck pulled away and out of camera view from the intersection. The truck took about 55 seconds to drive from that point to the intersection of W. Main Street and Martin Avenue. The footage appears to confirm that Donnelly was on the truck when it drove on W. Main Street past Martin Avenue and fell from the truck, ultimately causing his fatal injuries on December 25 at around 12:30 a.m. No charges are being filed in this case.
