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Victim In Wheelchair Named In Fatal Hit-And-Run: Philadelphia Police (UPDATE) Victim In Wheelchair Named In Fatal Hit-And-Run: Philadelphia Police (UPDATE)
Victim In Wheelchair Named In Fatal Hit-And-Run: Philadelphia Police (Update) The woman struck hard enough that the wheelchair she was in shattered to pieces during a fatal hit-and-run crash was identified, according to police. Sharell Holliday, of the 2500 block of North 32nd Street, was killed in the crash that happened in the 2200 block of Reservoir Drive, the Philadelphia Police Department said on Thursday, Oct. 17. The crash happened at 1:46 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, according to police. Holliday, who was reported to be in a wheelchair, was struck with enough force to throw her across the road and shatter her wheelchair into multiple pieces, Daily Voice reporte…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Wheelchair Shattered In Fatal Hit-And-Run: Philadelphia Police Wheelchair Shattered In Fatal Hit-And-Run: Philadelphia Police
Wheelchair Shattered In Fatal Hit-And-Run: Philadelphia Police A woman killed in a hit-and-run crash was struck hard enough that the wheelchair she was in shattered into multiple pieces, Philadelphia police said. The crash happened in the 2200 block of Reservoir Drive at 1:46 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The woman, who was reported to be in a wheelchair, was struck with enough force to throw her across the road and shatter her wheelchair into multiple pieces, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene by Philadelphia Fire Department Medic 25, according to police. The vehicle is believed to be silve…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Police Seek Witnesses To Bucks County Hit-Run Crash That Injured Juvenile Police Seek Witnesses To Bucks County Hit-Run Crash That Injured Juvenile
Police Seek Witnesses To Bucks County Hit-Run Crash That Injured Juvenile Police are seeking witnesses to a Bucks County hit-and-run crash that injured a juvenile. A girl was crossing the street when she was struck by a black Subaru at Diamond Street and E Branch Road in Sellersville around 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, Perkasie Borough police said. The SUV didn't stop and fled north on Diamond Street, police said. The victim suffered minor injuries. Anyone with information is asked to contact Perkasie police at 215-257-6876.

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by Nicole Acosta
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ID Sought For Driver In Lehigh Valley Hit-And-Run Crash ID Sought For Driver In Lehigh Valley Hit-And-Run Crash
ID Sought For Driver In Lehigh Valley Hit-And-Run Crash Police are seeking the public’s help identifying the accused driver in a Lehigh Valley hit-and-run crash. The man pictured above was behind the wheel during a minor hit-and-run crash in front of the Subway on Freemansburg Avenue in Bethlehem Township around 5:20 p.m. on Friday, June 17, the local police department said in a release on Tuesday, Aug. 23. The man was driving the blue Honda CR-V with Pennsylvania registration, police said. Scroll down for additional photos. On June 17, 2022 around 5:20pm, the depicted male was the operator of a vehicle in a minor hit-and-run crash in fro…

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by Valerie Musson
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$5K Reward Offered For Information On Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Philly Woman, Two Kids $5K Reward Offered For Information On Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Philly Woman, Two Kids
$5K Reward Offered For Information On Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Philly Woman, Two Kids Police are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information on the driver and vehicle involved in a serious hit-and-run crash Monday, July 18 in Philadelphia. A 29-year-old woman was crossing Haverford Avenue at 50th Street with two children, ages 13 and three, and another adult when a dark four-door vehicle turning left struck her and the kids around 9:50 p.m., Philadelphia police said. The driver fled the scene, police said. The unidentified woman was taken to Presbyterian Hospital, where she remained in critical condition Thursday, July 21. Anyone with information is ur…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Caln Police Seek Witnesses In Hit-Run Crash That Hospitalized 24-Year-Old Man Caln Police Seek Witnesses In Hit-Run Crash That Hospitalized 24-Year-Old Man
Caln Police Seek Witnesses In Hit-Run Crash That Hospitalized 24-Year-Old Man Caln Township police are looking for anyone with information about a hit-and-run crash that happened on Monday and left one person hospitalized. An unidentified 24-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car at approximately 6:10 a.m. on the 1600 block of Lincoln Highway, just east of Veterans Drive, local police said. The man was taken to Paoli Hospital Trauma Center where he is listed in stable condition, Caln Township police said. Investigators believe a person driving a white box truck may have witnessed the crash, as well as several vehicles that may have passed the man while he was injur…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man Shoots GF, Her Son, Then Himself In Lower Oxford: State Police Man Shoots GF, Her Son, Then Himself In Lower Oxford: State Police
Man Shoots GF, Her Son, Then Himself In Lower Oxford: State Police UPDATE: Authorities have released new information about a harrowing double murder-suicide that occurred this week in Chester County. Kimberly Harris, 53, and her son, Jordan Foster, 22, were identified as the two victims who were found fatally shot at a home in the 300 block of Ashmun Avenue in Lower Oxford Township on Wednesday, according to Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kevin Kochka. The murder suspect, Timothy Harris, 40, is also dead after fleeing the crime scene and turning the gun on himself after crashing his car twice, Kochka said. The exact time of the homicide is being invest…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Chester Police Seek Public's Help In Deadly Hit-Run Crash Chester Police Seek Public's Help In Deadly Hit-Run Crash
Chester Police Seek Public's Help In Deadly Hit-Run Crash Police are seeking the public's help identifying a vehicle in a deadly hit-and-run crash that occurred Tuesday in Delaware County. Officers responding to the 2200 block of Wetherill Street at 8:22 p.m. discovered an "older, thin man" lying face down in the roadway, according to Chester City police captain James Chubb. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believe the man may have been struck by a vehicle near the 1400 block of Kerlin Street and was dragged to the 2200 block of Wetherill St where he was found. The crash happened sometime between 8:15 p.m. and 8:…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Northampton County Man, 33, Charged In Hit-And-Run Crash That Hospitalized Bethlehem Couple Northampton County Man, 33, Charged In Hit-And-Run Crash That Hospitalized Bethlehem Couple
Northampton County Man, 33, Charged In Hit-And-Run Crash That Hospitalized Bethlehem Couple A man from Northampton County has been charged in connection with a Wednesday night hit-and-run crash that hospitalized a couple from Bethlehem, authorities said. Gary L. Buskirk, 33, was driving a Dodge Ram southbound on Route 512 in East Allen Township when he side-swiped a Pontiac G6 near Silver Crest Road just before 9:25 p.m., according to state police in Bethlehem. Buskirk, of East Allen Township, fled the scene following the crash, police said. He was charged with accidents involving death or personal injury while not licensed, reckless driving, failure to stop and give information/…

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by Valerie Musson
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Lehigh County Coroner IDs Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash Lehigh County Coroner IDs Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash
Lehigh County Coroner IDs Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash The Lehigh County Coroner's Office has identified the victim struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash Friday. Ethel Haas, 83, was struck in front of her house on the 2500 block of Clearview Road in North Whitehall Township around 10:35 p.m., authorities said. The driver is still at large and Haas was pronounced dead at 11:08 p.m. Friday.  An autopsy was scheduled for Monday.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Motorcyclist Charged In Reading Hit-Run Crash That Injured 2 Kids Motorcyclist Charged In Reading Hit-Run Crash That Injured 2 Kids
Motorcyclist Charged In Reading Hit-Run Crash That Injured 2 Kids A motorcyclist has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that left two kids injured in Southeast Reading on Tuesday. Maximo Serrano-Garcia, 75, was riding a white three-wheel motorcycle and traveling West on Perkiomen Ave when he struck an 8- year-old and 14-year-old while they were crossing the street at South 18th Street around 6:45 p.m., City of Reading police said. The children were transported to Reading Hospital and Hershey Medical Center for medical treatment in stable condition, authorities said. "I want to thank Police Chief Richard Tornielli and the rest of the Police Department fo…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bensalem Police Probe Hit-Run Shopping Center Crash Bensalem Police Probe Hit-Run Shopping Center Crash
Bensalem Police Probe Hit-Run Shopping Center Crash A woman struck in a hit-and-run crash in the parking lot of the Bensalem Square Shopping Center early Tuesday morning has sparked a police investigation. The incident occurred on Knights Road sometime before 3 a.m. Tuesday, CBSN Philly reports. The woman's condition was unknown as of Tuesday afternoon, police told CBSN Philly. There was visible damage to the windows of an office that belongs to Saint Mary Medical Center. Car parts and an overturned shopping cart were also scattered across the lot, CBSN Philly says. Authorities also found what seems to be part of a headlight from…

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by Nicole Acosta