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'Medical Emergency' Caused Driver To Hit, Kill Norristown Pedestrian: Officials 'Medical Emergency' Caused Driver To Hit, Kill Norristown Pedestrian: Officials
'Medical Emergency' Caused Driver To Hit, Kill Norristown Pedestrian: Officials A pedestrian died on Tuesday afternoon, June 18 after being struck by a driver in Norristown, police say.  The victim was hit at West Main and Stanbridge streets just before noon and pronounced dead at the hospital an hour later, said city officials. Authorities did not report his name.  Investigators believe the driver, "an elderly male," suffered a medical emergency before striking the pedestrian on the West Main Street crosswalk. The driver stayed at the scene and was taken to the hospital for evaluation, police said.  City police and the Montgomery County …

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by Mac Bullock
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Deadly Norristown Hit-Run Driver In Custody, Officials Say Deadly Norristown Hit-Run Driver In Custody, Officials Say
Deadly Norristown Hit-Run Driver In Custody, Officials Say A 26-year-old man who had been wanted in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash in Norristown is in custody, authorities said. An arrest warrant has been issued after a 57-year-old pedestrian was hit and killed on a Norristown street, prosecutors say. A sheet had been placed over Cruz's windshield following the crash to hide the damage, officials say. Jean Carlos Emeraldas Cruz had been wanted in the Sunday, May 19 crash that killed Brian Clark, 57, on West Main Street, the Montgomery County DA's Office said. Clark died at Einstein Montgomery Hospital where he died, authorities sai…

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by Mac Bullock & Cecilia Levine
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Woman Nabbed For Deadly Eastern PA Street Racing Crash Woman Nabbed For Deadly Eastern PA Street Racing Crash
Woman Nabbed For Deadly Eastern PA Street Racing Crash A Norristown woman is in police custody after authorities say she caused a crash that killed one person and injured six more while street racing through the middle of the city.  Twenty-year-old Ashley Jones is charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, and related counts, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.  It happened around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, June 26, prosecutors said. Jones was is in Toyota Highlander with an 11-year-old passenger when she and another driver at a stoplight began to race down West Main Street, investigators believe.  …

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by Mac Bullock
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Video On Murder Victim's Phone Helps Police Nab His Philadelphia Killer: DA Video On Murder Victim's Phone Helps Police Nab His Philadelphia Killer: DA
Video On Murder Victim's Phone Helps Police Nab His Philadelphia Killer: DA Authorities have arrested the man they say was caught on video fatally shooting another in Norristown.  Eugene Ware, 41, of Philadelphia, is charged with the murder of 35-year-old Tyrone Guy on West Main Street late on Monday, Nov. 21.  He was taken into custody in Bucks County early on Wednesday, Nov. 30, after a "brief standoff" at a home in Sellersville, officials said.  As Daily Voice has reported, detectives wrote in the criminal complaint against Ware that they found Guy's phone on the ground, recording a video, at the scene of the crime. Forensic analysts reviewed the video, which…

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by Mac Bullock
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Norristown Shooting Victim Recorded Video Of Killer, Police Say Norristown Shooting Victim Recorded Video Of Killer, Police Say
Norristown Shooting Victim Recorded Video Of Killer, Police Say The Philadelphia man shot dead in Montgomery County Monday night recorded his killer on video, authorities say.  As Daily Voice has reported, 35-year-old Tyrone Guy was shot on West Main Street in Norristown at about 10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21. He died of his injuries early Tuesday morning, officials said.  Now, Norristown police say Guy caught his killer on camera.  In the criminal complaint released Wednesday, Nov. 23, authorities said they found Guy's phone on the ground, still recording, at the scene of the crime. Forensic analysts reviewed the video, which began in the middle of a conf…

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by Mac Bullock
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Police Seek Answers, ID Victim In Fatal Norristown Shooting Police Seek Answers, ID Victim In Fatal Norristown Shooting
Police Seek Answers, ID Victim In Fatal Norristown Shooting Police have released the identity of the man shot dead in Norristown, but have not yet named a suspect.  First responders were called to the 900 block of West Main Street at around 10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21 for reports of shots fired, said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele in a release.  There, officers found 35-year-old Tyrone Guy of Philadelphia lying on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds, the DA said.  Guy was rushed to Einstein Medical Center in north Philadelphia, where he succumbed to his injuries around 2 a.m., authorities said.  The shooting…

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by Mac Bullock
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1 Driver Extricated In Multi-Car Crash At Norristown Intersection 1 Driver Extricated In Multi-Car Crash At Norristown Intersection
1 Driver Extricated In Multi-Car Crash At Norristown Intersection One driver was extricated from their car following a multi-vehicle crash at a Norristown intersection Monday afternoon, authorities said. Police, fire, and rescue units responded to the scene of the crash at the intersection of Markley Street and West Main Street around noon, according to Norristown Fire Department. It was unclear how many cars were involved and if any other drivers received medical attention. Norristown Police Department did not immediately respond to Daily Voice's request for comment.

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by Nicole Acosta