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Birthday Celebration Ends In Prison For PA Drunk Driver Who Left Woman In Coma
A man who celebrated his birthday by drinking before getting behind the wheel and leaving a young woman with catastrophic injuries in a hit-and-run has learned his fate, prosecutors announced Thursday, July 16.
Leroy Mendez, of Bethlehem, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 15, after being found guilty in April of aggravated assault, aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, accidents involving death or personal injury, insurance fraud, DUI, and related offenses, according to the Northampton County District Attorney's Office.
The case stemmed from a hit-and-run on the unit block of East 4th St…
'I Killed Everyone I Love': Triple Homicide Suspect Told PA Troopers, Affidavit (Update)
A 29-year-old man accused of killing his uncle and two friends in a Pennsylvania home told State Police, "I killed everyone I love," as troopers took him into custody, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice.
Pennsylvania State Police responded to a home on Baptist Hill Road in Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County at approximately 6 p.m. Monday, July 13, for a reported shooting. Inside, troopers found three men dead from gunshot wounds, police said.
The victims were identified as Philip Johnson, 53, of Hallstead; Kevin Igo, 38, of Susquehanna; and Frank Talarico Jr., 29, of Bin…
Woman ID'd In Fatal PA House Fire After Autopsy
The woman killed in a Pennsylvania house fire has been identified after her autopsy was completed, authorities announced Wednesday, July 15,.
Hanh T. Phan, 68, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 10:38 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the scene of the fire in the 400 block of North Jerome Street, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said. She was removed from the residence by the Allentown Fire Department.
The Lehigh County Coroner's Office had withheld Phan's identity Tuesday until her next of kin had been notified and an autopsy could be completed.
That autopsy, performed Wednesday, determined …
Motorcyclist Killed After Losing Control On Route 222 In Pennsylvania
A motorcyclist was killed after losing control and crashing on Route 222 in Pennsylvania, authorities announced Wednesday, July 15.
Deivid J. Infante, 32, of Kutztown, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, on Route 222 northbound about a half-mile north of Mill Creek Road in Lower Macungie Township, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.
Infante was operating a motorcycle when it left the roadway, lost control, and crashed, the coroner said.
Infante was traveling north in the left lane of Route 222 while negotiating a left-hand curve at…
Fugitive Wanted For Asbury Park Murder Busted In Philly: Prosecutor
A 32-year-old Neptune City resident was arrested in Philadelphia for his role in a deadly shooting in Asbury Park last year, authorities announced Wednesday, July 15.
On Thursday, Sept. 11, Asbury Park police responded to a shooting on the 100 block of Monmouth Avenue, and discovered two adult men with gunshot wounds, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Tyshan Small, 37, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital while the second victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries, Santiago said.
Following his arrest in Philadelphia, Jones was transported to the Monmouth County…
Business Owner ID'd As Man Killed In Route 22/322 Crash: PA State Police (Update)
A central Pennsylvania furniture store owner was killed after his SUV went airborne, struck an embankment several times, and rolled down a hill along Route 22/322, Pennsylvania State Police announced Tuesday, July 14.
Jack E. Curren, 82, of Strasburg, was driving a 2021 Ford Explorer west on US 322 in Watts Township, Perry County, when the vehicle left the left side of the roadway for unknown reasons at approximately 3:14 p.m. Monday, July 13, police said.
The Explorer traveled off an embankment, went airborne, and struck the embankment several more times before rolling down the hill, accor…
