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Unlicensed NJ Flight Instructor Indicted In PA Plane Crash That Killed IT Manager Unlicensed NJ Flight Instructor Indicted In PA Plane Crash That Killed IT Manager
Unlicensed NJ Flight Instructor Indicted In PA Plane Crash That Killed IT Manager A 36-year-old New Jersey unlicensed flight instructor who was in two prior crashes has been indicted in a third — a 2022 incident that killed his student pilot in Pennsylvania, authorities announced. Philip Everton McPherson II, 36, of Haddon Township, NJ, has been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter and 40 counts of serving as an airman without a certificate, in connection with the crash on Sept. 28, 2022 in Salisbury Township, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that said on Monday, Aug. 5. The victim in the crash had previously been identified as Kei…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Courtroom Stunner: Judge Tosses Manslaughter Case Against Alec Baldwin In On-Set Shooting Courtroom Stunner: Judge Tosses Manslaughter Case Against Alec Baldwin In On-Set Shooting
Courtroom Stunner: Judge Tosses Manslaughter Case Against Alec Baldwin In On-Set Shooting Actor Alec Baldwin will not face criminal charges in connection with the on-set shooting that killed a cinematographer, CNN reports. In a stunning development Friday afternoon, July 12, a judge in Santa Fe, New Mexico dismissed the involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin stemming from the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, citing prosecutorial misconduct, according to the outlet. Judge Mary Marlowe threw out the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be brought again, after finding that law enforcement intentionally concealed evidence that prevented Baldwin from pr…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Fentanyl-Formula Elixir That Killed Infant Lands Parents In Prison Fentanyl-Formula Elixir That Killed Infant Lands Parents In Prison
Fentanyl-Formula Elixir That Killed Infant Lands Parents In Prison The Maryland mom who accidentally contaminated her baby's bottle with fentanyl leading to his death will be joining her husband behind bars. Heather Marie Frazier, 35, of Mount Airy, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with all but five years suspended after pleading guilty over the summer to involuntary manslaughter, according to the Frederick County State's Attorney Charlie Smith's Office. She will also serve five years of supervised probation upon her release. Her husband, Jeremy Whitney Frazier, 35, also pleaded guilty in March to the same offense and received the same sentence. On Ju…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
PA Man Learns His Fate For Killing 23-Year-Old US Air Force Paramedic, NJ Native PA Man Learns His Fate For Killing 23-Year-Old US Air Force Paramedic, NJ Native
PA Man Learns His Fate For Killing 23-Year-Old US Air Force Paramedic, NJ Native A 23-year-old Flight Paramedic in the United States Air Force was killed in central Pennsylvania on Aug. 28, 2020— on Sept. 16, 2022, her killer has learned his fate, according to the Cumberland County district attorney's office.  Gabriel "Gabby" Alexandra Godfrey, 23, of Carlisle, PA, formerly of Browns Mills, NJ, died from injuries sustained after John Patrick Mumper, 49 (47 at the time of the crash), also of Carlisle, drove 20 mph over the speed limit— disregarded a yellow signal, entering the intersection at North Hanover Street and Noble Boulevard, crashing into a ca…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Drunken, Speeding Driver Sentenced In I-95 Crash That Killed 2 In PA Drunken, Speeding Driver Sentenced In I-95 Crash That Killed 2 In PA
Drunken, Speeding Driver Sentenced In I-95 Crash That Killed 2 In PA A 38-year-old DUI driver was sentenced Friday to 19 ½ to 39 years in state prison for his role in a high-speed crash that killed two people and seriously injured two others on I-95 nearly two years ago, authorities said. Kevin R. Peters was convicted by a Bucks County jury last month of two counts each of third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, homicide by vehicle while DUI, aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, and related charges. Peters was driving a Mazda CX-5 more than 100 miles per hour when he rear-ended a minivan around 1 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2019, in the southbound lane o…

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by Nicole Acosta