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Man Dies After Crashing His Motor Scooter Into PA School Bus: Police Man Dies After Crashing His Motor Scooter Into PA School Bus: Police
Man Dies After Crashing His Motor Scooter Into PA School Bus: Police A 41-year-old man is dead after his motor scooter struck a school bus in Philadelphia at 1:29 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, police said. The motor scooter was northbound on the sidewalk of North 2nd Street near Nedro Avenue when it struck a traffic control device, then a Dodge Journey that was parked along the street, and finally a school bus, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. The bus was stopped at the traffic light facing east on Nedro Avenue, police said. A Philadelphia Fire Department Medic Unit pronounced the driver of the scooter dead on the scene at 1:35 p.m., according to…

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by Merriell Moyer
Schools
Ex-Bus Aide Pleads Guilty To Choking MontCo Special Needs Student Ex-Bus Aide Pleads Guilty To Choking MontCo Special Needs Student
Ex-Bus Aide Pleads Guilty To Choking MontCo Special Needs Student A former school bus aide with North Penn School District pleaded guilty to choking a 6-year-old special needs student, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. MacArthur Wilson, 72, of Lansdale, is free on bail and awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to Strangulation and Endangering the Welfare of Children on Wednesday, Oct. 16, updated court documents state.  A sentencing date was not listed in court records at press time. Wilson began strangling the student when they were about one minute away from the boy's stop after the bus driver told Wilson to sit with him on…

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by Merriell Moyer
Schools
PA Child Hit By Car Walking To School Bus Hospitalized: Police PA Child Hit By Car Walking To School Bus Hospitalized: Police
PA Child Hit By Car Walking To School Bus Hospitalized: Police A 12-year-old student is in the hospital after the were struck by a passing car while crossing the street to get on the school bus, East Cocalico Township Police announced on Wednesday, Oct.23. Police were called to a report of a person struck at the intersection of North Reamstown and Bunker Hill roads at 7:07 a.m.  Officers arrived to find the 12-year-old student "laying on the pavement after being struck by a vehicle," the police said. The preliminary investigation has determined that the child was attempting to cross the street to get on a waiting school bus, the police expla…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Woman Struck By PA School Bus In Critical Condition: Police Woman Struck By PA School Bus In Critical Condition: Police
Woman Struck By PA School Bus In Critical Condition: Police A 75-year-old woman is in critical condition after being struck by a school bus on a Philadelphia street, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The woman was walking west on Chelten Avenue in the crosswalk at Chew Avenue at 3:01 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. At the same time, a school bus was going east in the 5700 block of Chelten Avenue and making a left turn onto Chew Avenue, police said. That's when the bus struck the woman in the crosswalk. The woman was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center by Philadelphia Fire Department medics where she…

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by Merriell Moyer
News
School Bus Struck In Central PA Hit-Run School Bus Struck In Central PA Hit-Run
School Bus Struck In Central PA Hit-Run A pick-up truck and its driver are being sought by Newville police following a hit-and-run with a school bus, according to a release on Thursday, Sept. 26.  The crash happened in Newville at 3:02 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the police explained.  There is no word about any injuries, the extent of damage to the bus, or if children were onboard at the time of the crash.  The police want to speak with the person driving the pickup in the black Chevrolet pickup truck pictured above.  Anyone with information regarding this truck, the driver, or the owner is asked to reach ou…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Armed Standoff Ends With Arrest In Horsham: Police (UPDATE) Armed Standoff Ends With Arrest In Horsham: Police (UPDATE)
Armed Standoff Ends With Arrest In Horsham: Police (Update) One suspect was arrested following a barricade situation in Horsham on Tuesday morning, June 11, authorities say.  Police said they were called about a domestic dispute on Horseshoe Circle around 4:30 a.m. A woman fled her home and went to a neighbor's house, telling police she had been physically assaulted and threatened with a rifle, according to officials.  Officers were initially unable to make contact with the suspect and declared a barricade situation. Neighbors were evacuated from their homes and area residents were ordered to shelter in place.  Negotiators and a coun…

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by Mac Bullock