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PD: Teen Suspect Flees In Coatesville Police Car, Injures Driver In Crash PD: Teen Suspect Flees In Coatesville Police Car, Injures Driver In Crash
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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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Police: Driver In Bucks Crash Was DUI Police: Driver In Bucks Crash Was DUI
Police: Driver In Bucks Crash Was DUI A 28-year-old man involved in a weekend motor vehicle crash had been smoking marijuana before getting behind the wheel, authorities said. Joseph Hunzeker was charged with DUI and multiple vehicle violations following the 3 p.m. crash at Trenton Road and South Olds Boulevard in Falls Township on Feb. 21, local police said. Officers at the scene smelled marijuana coming from Hunzeker's car, authorities said. There were no injuries reported.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bucks Woman Sentenced In Drunken Thanksgiving Crash That Left Motorcyclist Severely Injured Bucks Woman Sentenced In Drunken Thanksgiving Crash That Left Motorcyclist Severely Injured
Bucks Woman Sentenced In Drunken Thanksgiving Crash That Left Motorcyclist Severely Injured A 41-year-old Bucks woman was sentenced to two and a half to seven years behind bars for driving drunk and crashing into a motorcyclist, leaving him temporarily wheelchair-bound, authorities said. Police arrived on the scene of the crash to find a motorcycle lying in the westbound lane of East Bristol Road and 62-year-old Joseph Caruso lying on the side of the road next to a telephone pole, around 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 28, 2019, Deputy District Attorney Megan A. Hunsicker said in court Friday. A witness reported seeing a tan Ford Fusion, driven by Robin Duffy, of Northampton Town…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
2 Warren County Volunteer Firefighters Injured In Engine Crash During Hydrant Detail 2 Warren County Volunteer Firefighters Injured In Engine Crash During Hydrant Detail
2 Warren County Volunteer Firefighters Injured In Engine Crash During Hydrant Detail Two volunteer firefighters performing a hydrant detail in Warren County were injured in a crash that disabled one of the station's engines, authorities said. Members of the Huntington Volunteer Fire Co. #1 Station 75 were performing a hydrant detail when their truck was hit by another vehicle while turning onto Haig Boulevard in Pohatcong around 5:50 p.m. on Feb. 2, according to a post on the station’s Facebook page. Two firefighters sustained minor injuries in the crash, which fully disabled the engine, authorities said. “We would like to reach out to everyone and thank you all for your c…

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by Valerie Musson