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Chesco Mom Sentenced For DUI Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Daughter
A Chester County mom of three will spend years behind bars for the car crash that killed her 8-year-old daughter in West Sadsbury last year, authorities say. Tricia Consul, 38, of Atglen, was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison for homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence and related counts, said District Attorney Deb Ryan's Office in a statement on Thursday, May 25. Investigators have said that Consul was driving under the influence of Oxycodone, Klonopin, and THC when her car struck a bridge abutment on the 4800 block of Strasburg Road on May 22, 2021.&nb…
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PA Mom Had Mix Of Drugs In System Before Crash That Killed Her Child, Injured Others: DA
A Pennsylvania woman is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI in a crash that killed her own child and injured two others in 2021, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Tricia Consul, 37, of Atglen, was driving under the influence of Oxycodone, Klonopin, and THC when her car struck a bridge abutment on the 4800 block of Strasburg Road in West Sadbsury Township on May 22, 2021, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. A witness to the crash told investigators that Consul was passing a tractor, but failed to straighten out after returning to the travel lane and st…
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Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Raping 12-Year-Old Girl Nabbed In Texas
A Pennsylvania man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl was arrested in Texas, authorities said. George Berry, of Downingtown, was charged with 15 counts of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, and related offenses, the Chester County District Attorney's office, and Downingtown police said in a joint statement released Monday. Berry, 70, was identified after the victim reported the assault to police on Jan. 6 at Brandywine Hospital, authorities said. The assault, according to the girl, took place at the…
Police & Fire
West Caln Officer Arrested For Firing Shot Through Moving Car Window During Traffic Stop
A police officer in Chester County was arrested this week for firing a shot through the window of a car as the driver attempted to flee during a traffic stop, authorities said. Sgt. Anthony Sparano, 53, of the West Caln Police Department, was charged with recklessly endangering another person, simple assault, and propulsion of missiles into an occupied vehicle, according to a Thursday release from the Chester County District Attorney's Office. "Shooting into a moving vehicle, as Sgt. Sparano did here, is strictly prohibited unless the officer reasonably believes that death or…
Police & Fire
27-Year-Old Man Killed In Coatesville Moose Lodge Shooting Was 'Doting Father'
A 27-year-old man killed in a shooting at the Coatesville Moose Lodge over the weekend was being remembered on social media as a "doting, responsible father," loved ones said. Dejar Jones, of Coatesville, was found lifeless at the lodge on the 1200 block of Airport Road in West Caln Township around 1 a.m. Saturday, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. "Talking about you and reflecting upon memories with others helps, but here I am tonight kind of talked out for the day," his aunt, Renoir Graham said in an emotional Facebook post. A 31-year-old man from Downingtown, …
Police & Fire
27-Year-Old Man Dead, Another Injured In Coatesville Moose Lodge Shooting
A 27-year-old man died and another was injured Saturday in a shooting at the Coatesville Moose Lodge, authorities in Chester County said. Authorities responded to the lodge on the 1200 block of Airport Road in West Caln Township around 1 a.m., and found the 27-year-old man lifeless at the scene. The 31-year-old victim had apparently already been rushed to Brandywine Hospital, 6abc reports. The incident was being investigated by the Chester County DA's Office and West Caln police.
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Enraged PA Dad Who Killed Infant Over Video Game Sentenced
A 22-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 31 to 62 years in prison for killing his infant daughter in a rage over a video game, authorities said. Zion Shockley, of Coatesville, pleaded guilty to 3rd-degree murder, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of a child for the 2018 murder of his 5-month-old daughter, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. The baby's mother told investigators that on Feb. 9, she took the baby for a weekend visit with the infant's father, who was staying at his grandparents’ house on Harmony Street, authorities said. The mother …
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Cause Of Death Released For West Catholic Prep Student Who Died On Football Field
The cause of death for a West Catholic Prep High School student who died during an outdoor scrimmage in July has been released, authorities said. Ivan J. Hicks, Jr, 16, of Philadelphia, died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, the Chester County Coroner's Office ruled Monday. The incoming junior also tested positive at the time of his death for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. He had received his second Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on July 7, six days before collapsing on the Coatesville Area High School football field on July 13, officials said. Of…
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PD: Teen Suspect Flees In Coatesville Police Car, Injures Driver In Crash
Police in Chester County arrested a man who they say fled his home in a Coatesville police car and crashed, injuring a driver Friday morning. Officers responding to a report of a domestic disturbance in the unit block of West 5th Avenue near Charles Street around 11:40 a.m. say Alex Thompson, 19, was uncooperative and fled the scene in a police car, according to the Coatesville Police Department. A high-speed pursuit ensued with assistance from local police departments and PA State Police. Thompson eventually crashed into the back of a car on Route 30, according to police. Thompson fled a…
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West Catholic Prep Football Player Ivan Hicks Jr., 16, Collapses, Dies On Chester County Field
A Philadelphia high school football player died while warming up for a practice game at a high school in Chester County, officials said. West Catholic High School's Ivan Hicks Jr., 16, was preparing for a 7-on-7 scrimmage against the Coatesville Area High School Tuesday evening when he collapsed, according to school district officials and NBC Philadelphia. A West Catholic Prep High School football player collapsed at a scrimmage game and died Tuesday night. His grieving family identified him as 16-year-old Ivan Hicks. @MattPetrillo reportshttps://t.co/5zdL2dmJMs — CBS Philly (@CBSPhilly…
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