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Driver Killed In Route 1 Crash Was Pulled From Vehicle By Good Samaritan: Report Driver Killed In Route 1 Crash Was Pulled From Vehicle By Good Samaritan: Report
Driver Killed In Route 1 Crash Was Pulled From Vehicle By Good Samaritan: Report A driver died and a passenger was injured in a one-car crash on Route 1 in Bucks County, LevittownNow reports. The vehicle traveled on the southbound median before crashing into the West Interchange bridge support near West Gilliam Avenue on the Langhorne and Middletown Township border around 6:30 p.m Sunday, Oct. 23, the outlet says citing a local fire official. The unidentified driver, who was trapped inside the car, was pulled out by a Good Samaritan, but was eventually pronounced dead at the scene, according to the outlet. Meanwhile, the passenger was taken to a local hospital for treat…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police Car Crash Among 2 Accidents On Route 13 Less Than 90 Mins Apart Police Car Crash Among 2 Accidents On Route 13 Less Than 90 Mins Apart
Police Car Crash Among 2 Accidents On Route 13 Less Than 90 Mins Apart A crash involving a police car was among two accidents that occurred on Route 13 Monday, Oct. 3, less than 90 minutes apart. The first accident involving a pickup truck and sedan was reported around 6:50 p.m. at the Levittown Parkway intersection in Tullytown, fire officials and LevittownNow said. One victim was extricated from the vehicle. Then, around 8 p.m., a police Dodge Charger sustained damage to its front end when it collided with a passenger car in Bristol Borough, LevittownNow said. Injuries were not immediately clear. Click here for more from LevittownNow.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ex-Community College Professor In Philly Suburbs Found Guilty On Child Porn Charge: Report Ex-Community College Professor In Philly Suburbs Found Guilty On Child Porn Charge: Report
Ex-Community College Professor In Philly Suburbs Found Guilty On Child Porn Charge: Report A former Bucks County Community College professor was convicted Monday, Aug. 1 on a sole child pornography charge, LevittownNow reports. An investigation into Vincent Varra, 32, of New Britain Borough, began on Oct. 7, 2021, when investigators received tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the outlet said. The tip apparently detailed a Dropbox and Yahoo email account containing videos of children as young as five being sexually abused by adults. Despite Varra's efforts to convince authorities that he had nothing of the sort in his possession, a warranted se…

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by Nicole Acosta
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1 Critically Injured In Three-Vehicle Crash In Bucks County 1 Critically Injured In Three-Vehicle Crash In Bucks County
1 Critically Injured In Three-Vehicle Crash In Bucks County One person was critically injured following a three-vehicle crash Wednesday, June 22 in Bucks County, authorities said. Falls Township police were called around 7:55 a.m. for the wreck at New Ford Mill Road and Bordentown Road, LevittownNow reports. A dump truck went through a stop sign at a T intersection and struck the back end of a tractor-trailer, Falls Township Police Officer Christopher Iacono said. The trailer swerved into the opposite lane and collided with a trash truck driven by a 46-year-old Philadelphia woman, the officer said. The woman was taken to Capital Regional Heal…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Cause Of Death Revealed For PA Inmate Found Dead In Cell: Report Cause Of Death Revealed For PA Inmate Found Dead In Cell: Report
Cause Of Death Revealed For PA Inmate Found Dead In Cell: Report A cause of death has been released for a Pennsylvania inmate who was found dead in his cell on Tuesday, March 1, LevittownNow reports. Edwin Dunfee, 46, of Philadelphia, died by suicide at the Bucks County Correctional Facility, the outlet reports citing the county's coroner. The method of death appeared to be from hanging, Coroner Meredith Buck told the outlet. Authorities found him unresponsive in a cell Tuesday evening, James O'Malley, Deputy Director of Communications for Bucks County previously said in a press release. He was pronounced dead at the jail by EMS, O'Malley …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Deadly Shooting Closing Bucks County Park Deadly Shooting Closing Bucks County Park
Deadly Shooting Closing Bucks County Park A park in Bucks County was closed Tuesday after one person was shot and killed, LevittownNow reports. Police officers directed their attention toward the parking lot near the playground at Quaker Penn Park, the outlet said. There was no threat to the public, police said. Click here for more from LevittownNow.

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Former Bucks County Councilman Found Dead Near Delaware River UPDATE: Former Bucks County Councilman Found Dead Near Delaware River
Update: Former Bucks County Councilman Found Dead Near Delaware River A former councilman from Bucks County was found dead after being reported missing. David Nay, 55, of Morrisville, was reported missing to Solebury Township police on May 5, having last been seen on April 29 around 2 p.m., launching an investigation. Nay's white pickup truck was found at Washington Crossing Park on River Road in Solebury, unoccupied, police said. An extensive search of the park land, Delaware Canal and River was conducted throughout the day and evening and extended into May 6. A search crew from the Pennsylvania Department of National Resources and Bucks County Park ranger…

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by Nicole Acosta
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2 Dead Weeks After Bristol Township Fire 2 Dead Weeks After Bristol Township Fire
2 Dead Weeks After Bristol Township Fire Two people who had been airlifted to a Philadelphia hospital with serious burns in last month's Bristol Township fire have died of their injuries, LevittownNow reports. An elderly man was confirmed dead on Jan. 29, and an elderly woman died this week, the outlet reports. Both had suffered serious burns and were being treated at Temple University Hospital’s burn center. Flames consumed a 2.5-story home on the 4900 block of Beaver Dam Road when fire crews arrived around 4 a.m. on Jan. 23, the Levittown Fire Company said. "E-14 first arriving, securing own water supply, leading off with 1 3/…

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by Cecilia Levine
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U.S. Marshals Capture NJ Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder In Bucks County, Report Says U.S. Marshals Capture NJ Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder In Bucks County, Report Says
U.S. Marshals Capture NJ Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder In Bucks County, Report Says A man wanted on an attempted murder charge out of Hudson County, NJ was captured by members of the U.S. Marshals in Bucks County, PA, authorities said. Dwight Washington was staying with a woman at her Second Avenue apartment in Bristol Borough, PA, where members of the U.S. Marshals Service Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force and local officers arrested him around 6:15 a.m. Dec. 22, LevittownNow reports. Bayonne, NJ police issued a warrant for 39-year-old Washington's arrest last Tuesday, according to Supervisor Deputy U.S Marshal Rob Clark. Washington was being held in Pennsylvan…

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by Cecilia Levine