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CHOP Doctor Killed In Philly Crash Was 'A Shining Light,' Fund Says CHOP Doctor Killed In Philly Crash Was 'A Shining Light,' Fund Says
Chop Doctor Killed In Philly Crash Was 'A Shining Light,' Fund Says Children's Hospital of Philadelphia colleagues say Barbara Friedes "represents the best in all of us." Friedes, a 30-year-old chief pediatric resident at CHOP, died after her bicycle was struck by a Volkswagen on Spruce Street Wednesday evening, July 17, authorities said. "This news is unimaginably devasting to all who know her — most importantly her devoted husband, Cole, and her loving family," colleagues wrote on GoFundMe.  "There are no words to express the collective grief we are all feeling." The fundraiser, which has collected nearly $30,000 in less than 24 hours, will benefit…
Beloved Lancaster Pediatrician Dies Days After Being Struck By Vehicle Beloved Lancaster Pediatrician Dies Days After Being Struck By Vehicle
Beloved Lancaster Pediatrician Dies Days After Being Struck By Vehicle A beloved Lancaster pediatrician died of injuries suffered last month when he was struck by a car, his colleagues said. Steven F. Killough was struck by a vehicle on Oct. 29, and died of traumatic brain injuries suffered in the downtown Lancaster crash on Nov. 12, Lancaster Online originally reported. His practice remembered him as a "great pediatrician and a loyal friend." Killough graduated from Brown University and Hahnemann and, after completing his pediatric residency, joined Lancaster Pediatrics in 1989.  "Since then he has cared for and touched the lives of thousands of children. …