GoFundMe For NJ Mom Accused Of Killing Kids In Crash Taken Down GoFundMe For NJ Mom Accused Of Killing Kids In Crash Taken Down
GoFundMe For NJ Mom Accused Of Killing Kids In Crash Taken Down The New Jersey mom accused of causing a wrong-way Thanksgiving police car crash that killed her 9-year-old son and his cousin "loved the kids more than anything," despite the charges that she faces, her mother said on a GoFundMe page. UPDATE: The GoFundMe page had been taken down as of 4:45 p.m., and had raised nearly $4,000 as of 3:45 p.m. Yokauri Batista-Alcantara, 31, of New Brunswick, was charged with aggravated manslaughter in connection with the accident, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and North Brunswick Police Chief Joseph Battaglia. Alcohol was …
Drunken, Speeding Driver Sentenced In I-95 Crash That Killed 2 In PA Drunken, Speeding Driver Sentenced In I-95 Crash That Killed 2 In PA
Drunken, Speeding Driver Sentenced In I-95 Crash That Killed 2 In PA A 38-year-old DUI driver was sentenced Friday to 19 ½ to 39 years in state prison for his role in a high-speed crash that killed two people and seriously injured two others on I-95 nearly two years ago, authorities said. Kevin R. Peters was convicted by a Bucks County jury last month of two counts each of third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, homicide by vehicle while DUI, aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, and related charges. Peters was driving a Mazda CX-5 more than 100 miles per hour when he rear-ended a minivan around 1 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2019, in the southbound lane o…
PA Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Of Police Officer's Killer PA Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Of Police Officer's Killer
PA Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Of Police Officer's Killer The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday again upheld the death sentence of a Bucks County man convicted of killing a police officer over a decade ago, authorities said. Robert Anthony Flor, 54, fatally shot Newtown Borough police officer Brian Gregg on Sept. 29, 2005, while at St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown Township, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Since pleading guilty to first-degree murder and no contest to 39 other counts in 2006, Flor has tried to lessen his sentence multiple times. The death sentence was affirmed by the Pennsylvania…
DUI Driver Convicted In Crash That Killed Two, Hurt Two Others On I-95 DUI Driver Convicted In Crash That Killed Two, Hurt Two Others On I-95
DUI Driver Convicted In Crash That Killed Two, Hurt Two Others On I-95 A DUI driver was convicted Friday for his role in a crash that killed two people and seriously injured two others on I-95 nearly two years ago, authorities said. A jury found 38-year-old Kevin R. Peters guilty of two counts of third-degree murder, two counts each of involuntary manslaughter,  homicide by vehicle while DUI, two counts of driving under the influence, and related charges, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Peters, of Bristol Township, was driving a Mazda CX-5 more than 100 miles per hour when he rear-ended a minivan around 1 a.m.…
Philadelphia Driver Kills Woman, Seriously Injures Runner In Series Of Hit-Run Crashes, DA Says Philadelphia Driver Kills Woman, Seriously Injures Runner In Series Of Hit-Run Crashes, DA Says
Philadelphia Driver Kills Woman, Seriously Injures Runner In Series Of Hit-Run Crashes, DA Says A 40-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested in a series of hit-and-run crashes that killed a woman and seriously injured a runner in the city and its suburbs early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Kareem Welton was charged in Montgomery County with attempted murder and aggravated assault after hitting a 38-year-old runner in a Nissan Altima in Trappe around 5:55 a.m., the DA's office said. The victim was treated for broken ribs, a broken spine and a broken leg, and was airlifted to a local hospital. He was expected to survive. “This defendant was not only driving recklessly and at a hi…
Technicality Could Lead To Lighter Sentence For Trucker Guilty Of  Vehicular Manslaughter In PA Technicality Could Lead To Lighter Sentence For Trucker Guilty Of  Vehicular Manslaughter In PA
Technicality Could Lead To Lighter Sentence For Trucker Guilty Of Vehicular Manslaughter In PA The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ruled that a lower court's sentencing of a trucker convicted for killing three people was too harsh. The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Jack Edward Satterfield III's sentence of 3 consecutive 6-year prison terms on each of those counts-- one jail term for each of the people killed in the crash-- is illegal as you can only leave the scene of a crime one time. Satterfield, 32, of Mississippi, is currently serving a 28 ½ to 63 year long prison sentence for a triple fatal crash at Interstate 83 near Union Deposit on Oct. 12, 2018. Zachary and Ell…
Reports: DWI NJ Driver Wanted In Deadly Philly Uber Crash Nabbed By US Marshals Reports: DWI NJ Driver Wanted In Deadly Philly Uber Crash Nabbed By US Marshals
Reports: DWI NJ Driver Wanted In Deadly Philly Uber Crash Nabbed By US Marshals A South Jersey man accused of driving drunk and causing the crash that killed a 21-year-old Uber passenger in Philadelphia was nabbed by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Monday morning, authorities said. Aaron Sims, 27, of Camden, was arrested in West Philadelphia after being on the run more than a year, and charged in the Jan. 25, 2020 death of West Virginia University student Chloe Robertson, 6abc reports. Robertson was riding in an Uber while visiting friends in the Delaware Valley when the Uber was rear-ended by a speeding vehicle on the Vine Street Expressway around 1:10 a.m. Sims…
South Jersey Driver Gets 5 Years State Prison For DWI Crash That Killed Philadelphia Man, 24 South Jersey Driver Gets 5 Years State Prison For DWI Crash That Killed Philadelphia Man, 24
South Jersey Driver Gets 5 Years State Prison For DWI Crash That Killed Philadelphia Man, 24 A Gloucester County, NJ, motorist who admits being drunk when he fatally hit a Philadelphia passenger who had just stepped out of his car, has been sentenced to five years in state prison, authorities said. Jesus A. Leal-Corona, 49, of Monroeville, was driving on Route 77 in Elk Township on Sept. 27, 2019, when he struck Frankie L. Hensley, 24, of Philadelphia, police said. Hensley was a passenger in a car involved in an earlier crash. He had stepped out of the car to check on the driver of the other vehicle, according to police. Hensley was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Leal-Coron…
Speed, Alcohol Cited In Crash That Killed 3 DeSales University Students Speed, Alcohol Cited In Crash That Killed 3 DeSales University Students
Speed, Alcohol Cited In Crash That Killed 3 DeSales University Students The 23-year-old driver in a March crash that that left three people dead including himself had a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit, authorities said. Nicholas White was heading southbound on Lanark Road in a Dodge Charger at a speed "too fast for conditions" when he left the roadway and crashed around 8:35 p.m. March 6, Upper Saucon police said. The passenger-side tires went to the right side of the roadway and into the grass, but White overcorrected and steered the vehicle to the left, police said. White's vehicle traveled across the north and southbound lanes before hitti…
Support Surges For 'Neshaminy Four' Injured In Bucks Crash Caused By Drunk Driver Support Surges For 'Neshaminy Four' Injured In Bucks Crash Caused By Drunk Driver
Support Surges For 'Neshaminy Four' Injured In Bucks Crash Caused By Drunk Driver Support is surging for four high schoolers who were severely injured in a Bucks County crash last month that police say was caused by a drunk driver. Over $145,800 had been raised on GoFundMe as of Tuesday morning to cover the medical expenses of the "Neshaminy four," Julianna, Julia, Angelique, and Taylor. Shane Brolly, 24, was initially arraigned on five counts each of aggravated assault and aggravated assault by vehicle, all felonies, and eight misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. After returned test resul…
Police: Drunken, Swerving NJ Trailer Operator Tells PA Officers His Driving Is 'On Point' Police: Drunken, Swerving NJ Trailer Operator Tells PA Officers His Driving Is 'On Point'
Police: Drunken, Swerving NJ Trailer Operator Tells PA Officers His Driving Is 'On Point' A tractor trailer driver weaving in and out of oncoming traffic told police officers in Bucks County, PA that his driving was "on point" before he was charged with drunk driving, authorities said. Upper Makefield officers were dispatched to reports of a tractor trailer driver weaving in and out of oncoming traffic while headed northbound on River Road in the Washington Crossing area April 5 at 6 p.m., police said. Police spotted a man later identified as Victor Noel Cruz, 34, of Mount Holly, who was towing a forklift on River Road, but stopped him near Lurgan Road, authoritie…
ChesCo Man Gets 12 Years In Prison For DUI Crash That Killed 47-Year-Old Man ChesCo Man Gets 12 Years In Prison For DUI Crash That Killed 47-Year-Old Man
ChesCo Man Gets 12 Years In Prison For DUI Crash That Killed 47-Year-Old Man A Chester County man was sentenced to five and a half to 12 years behind bars for reportedly killing a 47-year-old man while driving drunk on Route 30 in 2019, authorities said. When an Exton bar refused to serve any more alcohol to Charles Gorman, 30, of Coatesville, he drove to a Planet Fitness in Downingtown and got into an argument with someone in the parking lot on Oct. 23, 2019, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Gorman then tore the side mirrors off the person's car before getting back into his car and driving to a Turkey Hill store in Caln Tow…