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Gloucester Man Charged After DUI Crash Injures Philly Officer Near Eagles Playoff Game (VIDEO) Gloucester Man Charged After DUI Crash Injures Philly Officer Near Eagles Playoff Game (VIDEO)
Gloucester Man Charged After DUI Crash Injures Philly Officer Near Eagles Playoff Game (Video) A Sewell, New Jersey man has been charged after a DUI crash near the South Philly Sports Complex injured a Philadelphia police officer during Sunday’s Eagles playoff game, authorities announced on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Thomas Herrschaft, 45, was charged with DUI, Accident Involving Death or Injury, Accidents-Damage, and Driving Without a License after the incident on Sunday, Jan. 19, Philadelphia police said. The crash occurred around 5 p.m. on the 1000 block of Pattison Avenue, where Herrschaft was driving a 2016 black Mercedes Benz eastbound at an unsafe speed and in a careless manner, auth…

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by Jillian Pikora
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CHOP Doctor Killed In Philadelphia Crash CHOP Doctor Killed In Philadelphia Crash
Chop Doctor Killed In Philadelphia Crash The bicyclist who died in a crash on Wednesday, July 17, was a doctor at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, according to police and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia website.  Barbara Ann Friedes, 30, was struck from behind by a 2018 Volkswagen on the 1800 block of Spruce Street around 7 p.m., Philadelphia police wrote in a release.  The Volkswagen then hit three parked cars before coming to a rest, police continued. Friedes was taken to Jefferson University Hospital and pronounced dead, while the driver of the Volkswagen was taken to the same hospital with minor …

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by Mac Bullock
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PA Man Beaten To Death By Carjacker: Police PA Man Beaten To Death By Carjacker: Police
PA Man Beaten To Death By Carjacker: Police A 60-year-old man was beaten to death while being robbed of his car in Philadelphia's Northern Liberties neighborhood late on Thursday, Aug. 17, city police told Daily Voice.  It happened along the 300 block of Cambridge Street just before 10 p.m., the department said.  A group of men on motorcycles attacked the victim and made off with his Toyota Highlander, according to police. First responders rushed the 60-year-old to Jefferson University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 10:40 p.m.  Authorities did not name the victim.  No weapons were recovered from the sc…

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by Mac Bullock
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South Jersey Coach, Dad Braces For 30 Rounds Of Brain Cancer Treatment South Jersey Coach, Dad Braces For 30 Rounds Of Brain Cancer Treatment
South Jersey Coach, Dad Braces For 30 Rounds Of Brain Cancer Treatment In less than a month, reality changed for an Atlantic County dad and sports coach. Absecon's John Gorman was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, an aggressive form of malignant brain cancer, earlier this month. He's already had brain surgery, and now, he's bracing for 30 rounds of radiation treatment at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. A GoFundMe page launched for the family had raised more than $39,600 as of Thursday, March 23. The Gormans will need to commute to Philadelphia every day for six weeks. Chemotherapy will begin simultaneously. "John and Erin were b…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
SEPTA Rider Stabbed To Death At Center City Station: Police SEPTA Rider Stabbed To Death At Center City Station: Police
SEPTA Rider Stabbed To Death At Center City Station: Police Philadelphia police are investigating after a man was stabbed to death at a Center City SEPTA station, authorities say.  Officers were called to the 8th and Market streets station for a report of a person with a weapon at about 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Fab. 1, the department told Daily Voice. They arrived to find a 22-year-old victim suffering from two stab wounds to the chest, officials added.  The victim, later identified as Christian Rios of Gloucester City, New Jersey, was rushed to Jefferson University Hospital just around the block, they wrote. He died from his wounds less th…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Who Died In Fall During The Weeknd Concert In Philly Identified Man Who Died In Fall During The Weeknd Concert In Philly Identified
Man Who Died In Fall During The Weeknd Concert In Philly Identified A 32-year-old man who died after accidentally falling during The Weeknd's concert Thursday, July 14 at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field was being remembered by those who knew him as someone who had a "lust for life." 6abc reports. Hugo Sanchez was sitting on an escalator rail when he lost his balance and fell approximately 40 feet just before 11 p.m., near the end of the show, Philadelphia police said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Weeknd (@theweeknd) Sanchez was taken to Jefferson University Hospital, where he was p…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man Falls To His Death At The Weeknd Concert In Pennsylvania: Police Man Falls To His Death At The Weeknd Concert In Pennsylvania: Police
Man Falls To His Death At The Weeknd Concert In Pennsylvania: Police A 32-year-old man fell to his death during a concert in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 14, authorities said. ALSO SEE: Man Who Died In Fall During The Weeknd Concert In Philly Identified The man fell approximately 40 feet from an escalator rail at Lincoln Financial Field, where Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd kicked off the first leg of his After Hours till Dawn Tour, Philadelphia police said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Weeknd (@theweeknd) The unidentified victim was taken to Jefferson University Hospital, wh…

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by Nicole Acosta
Obituaries
Jefferson University Hospital Aide Gunned Down At Work By Co-Worker Was 'Family Man' Jefferson University Hospital Aide Gunned Down At Work By Co-Worker Was 'Family Man'
Jefferson University Hospital Aide Gunned Down At Work By Co-Worker Was 'Family Man' There's been an outpouring of support for the family of a Jefferson University Hospital nursing assistant who was gunned down on the job in Philadelphia.  Anrae James, 43, a beloved father of three, was killed in Monday's shooting. A fellow nursing assistant identified as 55-year-old Stacey Hayes was arrested and charged in the fatal shooting "Rae was the epitome of a family man and truly loved by everyone," a GoFundMe page created by Barbara James says.  "He loved life and was especially passionate about our kids Breyanna (16) Blair (11) and Brielle (1). He was our hero, wo…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Purported Eagles-Giants Argument Leaves NJ Man Dead Outside Of Popular Philly Cheesesteak Joint Purported Eagles-Giants Argument Leaves NJ Man Dead Outside Of Popular Philly Cheesesteak Joint
Purported Eagles-Giants Argument Leaves NJ Man Dead Outside Of Popular Philly Cheesesteak Joint An argument between a Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants fan turned deadly when one killed the other while waiting in line for cheesesteaks early Thursday morning in Philly. Paul C. Burkert, 36, of Reading, pulled out a gun and shot 23-year-old Camden resident David Padro around 1 a.m. outside of Pat's Steaks, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The two had gotten into a dispute when things turned physical on Ninth and Wharton Streets, authorities said. Padro was rushed to Jefferson University Hospital where he died of a gunshot wound to the back, police said. Pat's general manage Tom…

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by Nicole Acosta