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Driver Mows Down Two Men On Philly Crosswalk, Flees: Police Driver Mows Down Two Men On Philly Crosswalk, Flees: Police
Driver Mows Down Two Men On Philly Crosswalk, Flees: Police A white Lincoln plowed onto a crosswalk island, striking two men waiting to cross the street in Philadelphia, police said. The driver, 63, fled but was caught blocks away on Broad Street on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at 8:45 p.m. The crash happened at Broad and Juniper streets in the 9th District, where the Lincoln bypassed traffic stopped at a red light, jumped the island, and hit the pedestrians, investigators said. Police stopped the vehicle on the 1700 block of North Broad Street and arrested the driver. Both victims were taken to Jefferson University Hospital by paramedics. A male, who…
Drunk Driver High On Marijuana Charged With Vehicular Homicide For Fatal PA Crash: Affidavit Drunk Driver High On Marijuana Charged With Vehicular Homicide For Fatal PA Crash: Affidavit
Drunk Driver High On Marijuana Charged With Vehicular Homicide For Fatal PA Crash: Affidavit A Levittown man was charged with vehicular homicide for causing a fatal Bucks County crash on Tuesday, Nov. 12, the affidavit against him states. Thomas W. Kite, 39, was drunk on alcohol and high on marijuana when he crashed into a vehicle driven by Joseph Kovacs, 52, of Trenton, New Jersey, who later died from injuries sustained in the crash, according to the affidavit of probable cause. The crash happened at the intersection of Haines Road and Mill Creek Parkway at 11:12 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, the affidavit states.  Investigators determined that Kite's white 2013 BMW struc…
PA Woman Dies After Water Rescue: Police (UPDATE) PA Woman Dies After Water Rescue: Police (UPDATE)
PA Woman Dies After Water Rescue: Police (Update) A 77-year-old woman died after being rescued from the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County on Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to police. Officers and firefighters responded to a 911 call about a car in the water at 601 Righter's Ferry Road in Bala Cynwyd at 9:08 a.m., the Lower Merion Township Police Department told Daily Voice. The vehicle the woman was in rolled down a hill from a gym parking lot in the area, a 6abc Action News report states. She was pulled from the vehicle by two Lower Merion Township police officers and a Union Fire Company firefighter who were the first to arrive, p…
Double-Fatal Fiery Crash After Car Strikes Building In Eastern PA (UPDATE) Double-Fatal Fiery Crash After Car Strikes Building In Eastern PA (UPDATE)
Double-Fatal Fiery Crash After Car Strikes Building In Eastern PA (Update) Two people were killed when their car struck a building, caught fire, and damaged another vehicle in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, police announced on Friday, Nov. 15. The crash occurred at approximately 11:29 a.m. on the 6600 block of Easton Road (Route 611), according to a press release issued by Interim Chief Nick Virnelson. Officials say the moving car collided with a parked vehicle, which was unoccupied, before slamming into a nearby building, causing structural damage. The driver and passenger of the moving vehicle succumbed to their injuries, police said. Their identities are be…
Next Of Kin Sought For PA Man:Next Of Kin Sought For NJ Man Killed In PA Crash: Coroner Next Of Kin Sought For PA Man:Next Of Kin Sought For NJ Man Killed In PA Crash: Coroner
Next Of Kin Sought For PA Man:Next Of Kin Sought For NJ Man Killed In PA Crash: Coroner The next of kin for a New Jersey man who recently was found dead is being searched for by the Lehigh County Coroners Office according to a release on Saturday, Nov. 2. Vyacheslav Chornyy, 56, of Hackettstown, NJ, was found dead inside his vehicle parked in the 6000 block of Warden Road, Lowhill Township, Lehigh County, PA, the coroner detailed in the release. "The cause and manner of death are pending further investigation," the coroner wrote noting that, "There are no suspicious circumstances in this investigation." The Pennsylvania State Police, Fogelsville Station ar…
PA Man High On PCP Charged In Fatal Crash: DA PA Man High On PCP Charged In Fatal Crash: DA
PA Man High On PCP Charged In Fatal Crash: DA A man on PCP was charged with vehicular homicide, the Montgomery County District Attorney announced on Thursday, Oct. 31. Cedric Galette, 47, was arrested following an investigation into the crash that killed Troy Rivera, according to the release.  The fatal crash happened at the intersection of North Fifth Street and Cheltenham Avenue in Cheltenham Township on Wednesday, Sept. 18, the DA explained, noting that Rivera passed away in the hospital 10 days after the crash.  Galette was discovered to have been driving 60 mph in a 30 mph with his 2007 Cadillac CTS's lights o…
Philly Man Arrested for Threatening Co-Worker After Leading Police On Chase: Affidavit Philly Man Arrested for Threatening Co-Worker After Leading Police On Chase: Affidavit
Philly Man Arrested for Threatening Co-Worker After Leading Police On Chase: Affidavit A former postal worker-led police on a chase through Montgomery County after he made threats to a co-worker on Friday, Oct. 11, authorities said. Andil Fatokinsi, 20, of Philadelphia, was initially pursued by Pennsylvania State Police on his way to the Lansdale Post Office, located at 20 Vine Street, where he was eventually arrested by borough police, according to an affidavit Daily Voice obtained on Thursday, Oct. 24. He was only supposed to be picking up his last paycheck. Fatokinsi's supervisor reported to the Lansdale Borough police that he'd gotten a text message that read, "Hello mama…
Jeep Driver Who Struck 3 Nurses While Dropping Off Gunshot Victim At ER Turns Himself In, PPD Jeep Driver Who Struck 3 Nurses While Dropping Off Gunshot Victim At ER Turns Himself In, PPD
Jeep Driver Who Struck 3 Nurses While Dropping Off Gunshot Victim At ER Turns Himself In, PPD Three nurses and a gunshot victim were struck by a car outside a Philadelphia hospital, the police told Daily Voice on Saturday, Oct. 12.  A driver of a silver Jeep Cherokee, Jaadir Goodwyn, was dropping the gunshot victim off at the ER at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center located at 3900 Poweltown Avenue at 4:22 a.m., Philadelphia Police detailed. Goodwyn, 20, turned himself over to the police on Wednesday, Oct. 16, as stated in a press conference. He is facing charges of aggravated assault and other related offenses, the police said. The court docket for this case…
WATCH: Cars Smashed As Of Historic Apartment Collapses In Philadelphia WATCH: Cars Smashed As Of Historic Apartment Collapses In Philadelphia
Watch: Cars Smashed As Of Historic Apartment Collapses In Philadelphia Dozens of tenants have been evacuated after a roof and facade of a historic apartment complex collapsed and smashed onto the cars parked outside, according to Philadelphia police and video Daily Voice obtained through Citizen.  Officials were called to the partial collapse in the Darrah School Apartments located in the 700 block of North 17 Street at 9:37 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, the police told us.  Parts of the building structure fell onto the 1700 block of Folsom Street, police and fire first responders explained. No injuries were reported and all the tenants wer…
Coroner IDs Driver Killed When Car Overturns In Embankment In Lehigh County Coroner IDs Driver Killed When Car Overturns In Embankment In Lehigh County
Coroner IDs Driver Killed When Car Overturns In Embankment In Lehigh County A 66-year-old motorist was killed when their vehicle slid off the roadway and went down an embankment Saturday night, Oct. 5, officials said. Stephen La Pierre, of Upper Macungie Township, was operating the vehicle that went off the roadway on Tilghman Street and into an embankment, overturning and ejecting him around 10 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. The cause of death is Multiple Blunt Force Injuries. The manner of death is Accident. 
Northampton Woman Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Heidelberg Township Northampton Woman Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Heidelberg Township
Northampton Woman Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Heidelberg Township A Northampton County woman was killed after her vehicle crashed into a tree on Wednesday, Oct. 2, according to authorities. Raquel M. Perez, 26, of Wilson Borough, was driving in the 5000 block of Route 309 in Heidelberg Township when her vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree at 3:38 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. Perez was pronounced dead in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital at 4:34 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, according to Buglio's report.  Buglio listed the cause of death as "multiple traumatic injuries due to a motor v…
14-Year-Old Struck Crossing Street With Mom, Community Rallies 14-Year-Old Struck Crossing Street With Mom, Community Rallies
14-Year-Old Struck Crossing Street With Mom, Community Rallies The vehicle believed to be involved in the hit-and-run crash that took the life of 14-year-old Dawn Watson has been found and a fundraiser has been started for her family. A 2011 Mercedes Benz E350 — that authorities believe struck and killed Dawn Watson as she was crossing the street with her mom in the 6500 block of Haverford Avenue — was located by the Crash Investigation Division on Monday, Sept. 30, the Philadelphia Police Department said in an updated police release on Tuesday, Oct. 1. No information on the driver was released. The investigation is ongoing by the Crash Investigat…
Stolen NY, NJ Cars Found In Allentown Chop Shop: Lehigh County DA Stolen NY, NJ Cars Found In Allentown Chop Shop: Lehigh County DA
Stolen NY, NJ Cars Found In Allentown Chop Shop: Lehigh County DA Ten vehicles stolen from locations around New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania were recovered from a chop shop in Allentown — leading to the arrest of the shop's owner on Friday, Sept. 27, according to authorities. Allentown Auto Works & Recycling, owned by Cesar Garcia-Martinez, 34, of Easton, was identified as a chop shop that was dismantling stolen vehicles during an investigation by the Lehigh County Auto Theft Task Force Unit, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office explained in a release on Monday, Sept. 30. The investigation began when the task force was contacted by Allen…
Girl Waiting For School Bus Robbed In Cheltenham: Police Girl Waiting For School Bus Robbed In Cheltenham: Police
Girl Waiting For School Bus Robbed In Cheltenham: Police A schoolgirl was the victim of a strong-armed robbery while she was waiting for her bus in Cheltenham Township, the police announced on Friday, Sept. 27.   The girl was waiting for a school bus on Asbury Avenue when a black Kia sedan approached her, the Cheltenham Township Police Department explained. A man in the vehicle called the girl over to the car, threatened her, and grabbed her cell phone from her hands. After stealing the cell phone, the vehicle fled the scene, according to police. The girl, who wasn't injured in the incident, called 911, and reported the crime. Police l…
Dognapper From MD Let 'Lucky' Pup Out To Use Bathroom After PA Carjacking, DA Says Dognapper From MD Let 'Lucky' Pup Out To Use Bathroom After PA Carjacking, DA Says
Dognapper From MD Let 'Lucky' Pup Out To Use Bathroom After PA Carjacking, DA Says A Maryland man is wanted in connection to a carjacking and theft of a dog at a Pennsylvania business earlier this week, authorities announced on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Pennsylvania State Police have released photos of Poolesville resident Kenneth Crider, who is wanted for robbery, theft, and receiving stolen property following an incident in East Huntingdon on Monday afternoon, Sept 23. Prosecutors say that the victim advised police that he was walking into the Tractor Supply store when Crider allegedly forcibly stole the victim's truck keys from his pocket and fled the parking lot towar…
Freak Accident Pins PA Man Under His Car Killing Him, Family Says Freak Accident Pins PA Man Under His Car Killing Him, Family Says
Freak Accident Pins PA Man Under His Car Killing Him, Family Says The community is rallying to support the family of a 22-year-old man from Brecknock Township killed when his car fell off a jack, crushing him, according to a GoFundMe organized by his Uncle, Zachary Drenning of Mohnton, on Sunday, Sept. 22. Ethan Ayscue died "in an accident while working on his car, the jack fell and he was crushed under the vehicle outside his home," Drenning wrote on the GoFundMe. The fatal accident happened on Thursday, Sept 19. Daily Voice reached out to the Pennsylvania State Police and the Berks County Coroner for more details. "He left behind hi…
Philly Man Caught With Gun After Being Pulled Over With Expired Registration In Westtown: PD Philly Man Caught With Gun After Being Pulled Over With Expired Registration In Westtown: PD
Philly Man Caught With Gun After Being Pulled Over With Expired Registration In Westtown: PD A 30-year-old Philadelphia man who was barred from carrying weapons was arrested with one in Chester County after being pulled over with an expired registration, authorities said. Isaiah Lewis was charged with carrying a firearm without a license, operating a vehicle without a valid inspection and other violations, Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police said in a press statement on Tuesday, Sept. 17. An officer from Westtown-East Goshen was on patrol shortly before midnight on Friday, Sept. 13 in the 1500 block of West Chester Pike, Westtown Township, when he was behind a vehicle with an expi…
Mom Of 4 Killed In Schuylkill County Crash: Lehigh County Coroner Mom Of 4 Killed In Schuylkill County Crash: Lehigh County Coroner
Mom Of 4 Killed In Schuylkill County Crash: Lehigh County Coroner A 37-year-old mother of four was killed in a crash after striking several parked cars on Monday, Sept. 9 in Schuylkill County, authorities announced the following morning. Lisa Marie Dimitri, of Pottsville, was pronounced dead in the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest at 10:20 a.m., according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. The cause of death was blunt force injuries to the torso and the manner was accidental, the coroner explained. Dimitri had driven her car into multiple parked vehicles in the 2000 block of W. Market Street, in Pottsville around 6:15 a…
Horse Struck Dead By Van, No Charges Filed: PA State Police Horse Struck Dead By Van, No Charges Filed: PA State Police
Horse Struck Dead By Van, No Charges Filed: PA State Police A horse was struck dead by a minivan in Salisbury Township on Thursday, Sep. 5, Pennsylvania State Police announced the following day.  The 2011 Dodge Caravan driven by 20-year-old Leon Lapp of Atglen struck a horse standing on Churchtown Road just south of Main Street at 6:01 a.m., PSP Lancaster Trooper Joshua Croyle wrote in the release.   The Caravan was going south on the Road when it hit the horse then continued across the northbound lane of traffic, off the road, into a PP&L utility pole, Trooper Croyle explained.  The horse died from the initial impact of the…
Pedestrian Hospitalized After Crash In Bucks County Pedestrian Hospitalized After Crash In Bucks County
Pedestrian Hospitalized After Crash In Bucks County A pedestrian was hospitalized with multiple injuries after a crash in Bucks County, authorities said. Perkasie Borough Police are investigating the crash that occurred at about 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5 at Callowhill Road and Dorchester Lane. A 70-year-old pedestrian was crossing in the crosswalk at Callowhill Road and was struck by a Volkswagen Jetta traveling eastbound on Callowhill Road, police said. The pedestrian was transported to Grandview Hospital by medics from St. Luke's Hospital. Perkasie Police were assisted at the scene by Perkasie Fire Company and the Bucks County Distr…
Driver Killed In Head-On Crash In Northampton County: PSP Driver Killed In Head-On Crash In Northampton County: PSP
Driver Killed In Head-On Crash In Northampton County: PSP A 67-year-old woman was killed in a head-on crash in Lower Nazareth Township, authorities said. Susan Henderson, of Norristown, died as a result of injuries in the crash by a wrong-way speeding driver, Pennsylvania State Police said.  The crash occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27 on Hecktown Road. A Colonial Regional Police Officer, who was operating a marked patrol vehicle on State Route 191 observed a 2018 Mercedes Benz, traveling on State Route 191, commit a traffic violation. The officer observed the Mercedes Benz turn onto Hecktown Road and began trave…
Elizabethtown Man Dies In Rollover Crash: PA State Police Elizabethtown Man Dies In Rollover Crash: PA State Police
Elizabethtown Man Dies In Rollover Crash: PA State Police A 34-year-old man has died and a woman was injured following a single-vehicle crash on PA Route 441/River Road on  Friday night, Aug. 23, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday morning, Aug. 25.  Gideon Derr of Elizabethtown (according to his family and social media, although the coroner said he was from Bainbridge and PSP said he was from Labelle) died at the scene of the crash at 3805 River Road near Red Hill Plaza around 11:30 p.m., according to the Londonderry Township Fire Company and PA State Police.  Derr was driving a 2001 Honda Civic s…
Amish Buggy Driver Hospitalized After Hit-Run By Man With Drugs: PA State Police Amish Buggy Driver Hospitalized After Hit-Run By Man With Drugs: PA State Police
Amish Buggy Driver Hospitalized After Hit-Run By Man With Drugs: PA State Police A man was found with drugs following a hit-and-run crash into a horse-and-buggy on Tuesday, Aug. 13, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Aug. 21.  John Levi Reed IV, 51, of Williamstown, was taken into custody at 7:38 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, for a drug offense after troopers were called to a report of a "suspicious person" in Jackson Township, according to a separate release attached in the same PSP file.  The crash happened two days before in the area of 185 Specktown Road in Lykens Township at 1:24 p.m., as detailed by PSP Lykens Trooper Peter Calmeres.  Reed was drivin…
Passenger, 41, Killed In Philadelphia Crash: Police Passenger, 41, Killed In Philadelphia Crash: Police
Passenger, 41, Killed In Philadelphia Crash: Police A 41-year-old passenger was killed in a Philadelphia crash in which the driver made an illegal turn, authorities said. At 3:22 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 15, the fatal crash occurred at Kelly Drive and Reservoir Drive, near Parkland in the 22nd District, according to Philadelphia police. A black Nissan Altima was traveling southbound on Kelly Drive. There was traffic traveling northbound as the Nissan Altima driver made the illegal left turn onto Reservoir Drive, police said. The white Nissan Rogue struck the black Nissan Altima causing the Nissan Altima to spin and hit a BMW that was coming on…
Driver Plunges Into Schuylkill River In Philly Driver Plunges Into Schuylkill River In Philly
Driver Plunges Into Schuylkill River In Philly A car drove into the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, authorities said. At about 3:40 a.m., an unusual incident occurred at 1273 Kelly Drive in the 22nd District. Police and fire department personnel responded to a 911 call reporting that a black four-door sedan had been seen driving into the river. The vehicle was located; however, at press time no driver or passenger had been located, police said. The investigation is active and ongoing.
Man Rams Police Car In Chester County Man Rams Police Car In Chester County
Man Rams Police Car In Chester County A 46-year-old Chester County man is accused of ramming his car into a patrol car and then charging at the officers, authorities said. At approximately 2:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, West Whiteland Township Police Officers were investigating a violation of a Protection From Abuse (PFA) order in the 300 block of South Balderston Drive.  Officers observed a red Honda Accord being operated by a white male in the driveway of a residence. Officers knew this to be the suspect in the PFA violation and parked and exited their patrol vehicles to investigate.  The red Honda being operated b…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Pennridge Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Pennridge
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Pennridge A pedestrian was struck and killed in front of the White Horse Inn in Pennridge last week, authorities said on Tuesday, Aug. 13. On Friday, Aug. 9, Pennridge Regional police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Ridge Road and Old Bethlehem Pike. When officers arrived, they found a white Toyota Camry had struck a pedestrian as the man was crossing Ridge Road.  The pedestrian was identified as Peter Gehring, of Sellersville. The pedestrian received serious injuries and was transported to Grand View Hospital for medical treatment but died of his injuries, police said. The ope…
Philadelphia Patrol Car Rammed During Car Meetup, Suspect Arrested Philadelphia Patrol Car Rammed During Car Meetup, Suspect Arrested
Philadelphia Patrol Car Rammed During Car Meetup, Suspect Arrested A 19-year-old man from Mercer County, NJ, was arrested after his car struck a Philadelphia police car during a meetup, authorities said. On Aug. 10, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Philadelphia Police officers responded to the intersection of Torresdale and Adams Avenues to disperse crowds in reference to a car meetup Upon arrival, officers encountered a large crowd engaged in reckless driving activities, including multiple vehicles performing burnouts. While attempting to disperse the crowd, a patrol vehicle from the 15th Police District was struck by a fleeing vehicle driven by Chase Possert …
Teen Struck Dead By Train Crash Into Car: Berks County Coroner Teen Struck Dead By Train Crash Into Car: Berks County Coroner
Teen Struck Dead By Train Crash Into Car: Berks County Coroner Services are on Saturday, Aug. 10 for a 19-year-old man killed when the car he was riding in was struck by a train in Berks County. Meanwhile, family members are raising money for funeral expenses for Jazavier Phelps-Hines, of Reading. Phelps-Hines died on Saturday, Aug. 3 at about 3:40 p.m. when his car was struck by a train in Tilden Township, according to the Berks County Coroner's Office. "We are heartbroken to share that Jazavier Phelps has passed away unexpectedly in a tragic accident," a relative wrote on this GoFundMe page. "He was a beloved son, grandson, nephew and friend. T…
Missing Man With Paranoid Schizophrenia Disorder Could Be In Danger, Schuylkill Twp Police Say Missing Man With Paranoid Schizophrenia Disorder Could Be In Danger, Schuylkill Twp Police Say
Missing Man With Paranoid Schizophrenia Disorder Could Be In Danger, Schuylkill Twp Police Say A man who has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia disorder has disappeared, according to a Missing Endangered Person Alert issued by the Schuylkill Township Police Department announced on Tuesday evening, Aug. 6.  Jeffrey DiMaio, 64 of Liberty House, was last seen driving a 2013 gray Ford Focus with the Pennsylvania license plate GKZ7895 in the area of Liberty House Lane, Phoenixville at 5 p.m. on Aug. 4, according to a separate MEPA alert issued on 511PA.  The vehicle was spotted by automatic license plate readers in the Marcus Hook area around 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 5, the Sc…
Woman Left Infant In Car On 90-Degree Day, Quakertown Police Say Woman Left Infant In Car On 90-Degree Day, Quakertown Police Say
Woman Left Infant In Car On 90-Degree Day, Quakertown Police Say A Bethlehem woman is accused of leaving a baby in a hot car, Quakertown police said in an updated release on Wednesday, July 31.  Janelle Loveless, 33, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, according to borough police.  The infant was spotted in an unattended car at 245 W. Broad St. on July 5, authorities said. The windows were slightly cracked and the car was not running, officials wrote.  Bystanders removed the baby from the vehicle and contacted police, who found Loveless nearby, authorities said. The infant was taken to St. Luke's Hospital-Bethleh…