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PA Mom Had Mix Of Drugs In System Before Crash That Killed Her Child, Injured Others: DA PA Mom Had Mix Of Drugs In System Before Crash That Killed Her Child, Injured Others: DA
PA Mom Had Mix Of Drugs In System Before Crash That Killed Her Child, Injured Others: DA A Pennsylvania woman is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI in a crash that killed her own child and injured two others in 2021, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Tricia Consul, 37, of Atglen, was driving under the influence of Oxycodone, Klonopin, and THC when her car struck a bridge abutment on the 4800 block of Strasburg Road in West Sadbsury Township on May 22, 2021, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. A witness to the crash told investigators that Consul was passing a tractor, but failed to straighten out after returning to the travel lane and st…

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by Mac Bullock and Nicole Acosta
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Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Raping 12-Year-Old Girl Nabbed In Texas Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Raping 12-Year-Old Girl Nabbed In Texas
Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Raping 12-Year-Old Girl Nabbed In Texas A Pennsylvania man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl was arrested in Texas, authorities said. George Berry, of Downingtown, was charged with 15 counts of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, and related offenses, the Chester County District Attorney's office, and Downingtown police said in a joint statement released Monday. Berry, 70, was identified after the victim reported the assault to police on Jan. 6 at Brandywine Hospital, authorities said. The assault, according to the girl, took place at the…

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by Nicole Acosta
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27-Year-Old Man Killed In Coatesville Moose Lodge Shooting Was 'Doting Father' 27-Year-Old Man Killed In Coatesville Moose Lodge Shooting Was 'Doting Father'
27-Year-Old Man Killed In Coatesville Moose Lodge Shooting Was 'Doting Father' A 27-year-old man killed in a shooting at the Coatesville Moose Lodge over the weekend was being remembered on social media as a "doting, responsible father," loved ones said. Dejar Jones, of Coatesville, was found lifeless at the lodge on the 1200 block of Airport Road in West Caln Township around 1 a.m. Saturday, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. "Talking about you and reflecting upon memories with others helps, but here I am tonight kind of talked out for the day," his aunt, Renoir Graham said in an emotional Facebook post. A 31-year-old man from Downingtown, …

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife PA Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife
PA Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife A Central Pennsylvania community is mourning the loss of a father-of-four who collapsed shortly after a surprise trip home from work just to kiss his wife, those who knew him said. Joseph M. Matonti IV, 40, of Coatesville,  told his wife he wasn’t feeling well and collapsed in her arms in the driveway, according to a GoFundMe launched by family friend, JenMarie Macdonald. EMS was soon called and Matonti was rushed to Brandywine Hospital, and then life-flighted to Reading Hospital, according to the page. Once in Reading, he underwent emergency surgery and was put on life support, but h…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Enraged PA Dad Who Killed Infant Over Video Game Sentenced Enraged PA Dad Who Killed Infant Over Video Game Sentenced
Enraged PA Dad Who Killed Infant Over Video Game Sentenced A 22-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 31 to 62 years in prison for killing his infant daughter in a rage over a video game, authorities said. Zion Shockley, of Coatesville, pleaded guilty to 3rd-degree murder, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of a child for the 2018 murder of his 5-month-old daughter, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. The baby's mother told investigators that on Feb. 9, she took the baby for a weekend visit with the infant's father, who was staying at his grandparents’ house on Harmony Street, authorities said. The mother …

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by Nicole Acosta
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West Catholic Prep Football Player Ivan Hicks Jr., 16, Collapses, Dies On Chester County Field West Catholic Prep Football Player Ivan Hicks Jr., 16, Collapses, Dies On Chester County Field
West Catholic Prep Football Player Ivan Hicks Jr., 16, Collapses, Dies On Chester County Field A Philadelphia high school football player died while warming up for a practice game at a high school in Chester County, officials said. West Catholic High School's Ivan Hicks Jr., 16, was preparing for a 7-on-7 scrimmage against the Coatesville Area High School Tuesday evening when he collapsed, according to school district officials and NBC Philadelphia. A West Catholic Prep High School football player collapsed at a scrimmage game and died Tuesday night. His grieving family identified him as 16-year-old Ivan Hicks. @MattPetrillo reportshttps://t.co/5zdL2dmJMs — CBS Philly (@CBSPhilly…

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by Nicole Acosta