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Drunk Driver High On Marijuana Charged With Vehicular Homicide For Fatal Bucks 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…
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
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…
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
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…
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
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…
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…
