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Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With Murder In Crash That Killed Union Catholic Grad From Clark Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With Murder In Crash That Killed Union Catholic Grad From Clark
Unlicensed Motorcyclist Charged With Murder In Crash That Killed Union Catholic Grad From Clark A 27-year-old Newark, DE man has been charged with murder in the crash that killed an 18-year-old University of Delaware freshman from New Jersey. Brian Briddle was identified as the operator of the motorcycle that an officer had tried stopping before he sped off at East Main Street west of South Chapel Street just before midnight on Wednesday, Aug. 27, city police said. Briddle struck Noelia Gomez, who was in a crosswalk on West Main Street west of North College Avenue, police said. Gomez, of Clark, was a first-year student at the university, UDel said in a statement. The motorcyclist was…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Thunderbirds, Blue Angels Take Flight Over NJ (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) Thunderbirds, Blue Angels Take Flight Over NJ (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Thunderbirds, Blue Angels Take Flight Over NJ (Photos, Videos) A formation of U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flew over New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut to salute first responders on the coronavirus frontlines Tuesday. The New York flyover began at the George Washington around noon and last for 40 minutes. The path was across all five New York City boroughs, Newark, Long Island, White Plains, NY and Stamford, CT. The Trenton and Philadelphia flyover began at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakenhurst at approximately 1:45 p.m. The path was over Trenton, a large part of the metro Philadelphia area and ended over Wilmingto…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Another Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 287, Jamming Morning Commute Another Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 287, Jamming Morning Commute
Another Tractor-Trailer Tips On Route 287, Jamming Morning Commute A tractor-trailer rollover jammed northbound Route 287 traffic in Oakland early Tuesday. The rig rolled off the road, with the tractor rolling into the woods and the trailer crushing the guardrail and splitting open near the exit for Route 208 around 4:30 a.m., responders said. The 48-year-old driver from Wilmington, DE, who climbed out, complained of a back injury but refused treatment, they said. The left and center lanes were reopened at Skyline Drive several hours later. Traffic on the southbound side was slowed. Detour routes were clogged, as well.

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by Jerry DeMarco