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Drunk Driver Who Killed Woman, Injured Daughter In PA County Crash Had Recently Lost Husband
A Warminster woman who crashed into a tree while drunk, killing her backseat passenger and severely injuring the woman’s daughter, has been sentenced to up to a decade in prison, Bucks County authorities announced.
Kimberly Ann Roach-Trochak, 47, was sentenced on Monday, March 3, to four to 10 years in state prison for the August 2022 wreck in Upper Southampton Township, court records show.
Her sentencing comes less than three years after the sudden death of her husband, James W. Trochak, a longtime U.S. Postal Service employee, who died at 54 in March 2022—just five months before the fat…
Stocks Plummet After Trump Says Tariffs On Canada, Mexico Will Start, Igniting Trade War Fears
President Donald Trump announced that tariffs on Canada and Mexico will take effect in less than a day, sending the stock market tumbling amid fears of a trade war.
Trump said on Monday afternoon, March 3, that the US will impose 25 percent rates on imports from the two neighboring nations and the United States’ primary trading partners, effectively quashing any last-minute hopes for a negotiated agreement.
“There’s no room left for Mexico or for Canada” to negotiate to prevent the tariffs from taking effect on Tuesday, March 4, Trump said at the White House, adding, “They’re all set.”
The…
Jaw-Fracturing Attack On In-Laws At Family Barbecue Convicts PA Man: DA
A Lebanon man was convicted of violently attacking multiple female in-laws, fracturing one woman’s jaw and injuring another at a family barbecue, Lebanon County prosecutors announced on Monday, March 3.
Alberto Cruz was found guilty of felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor simple assault, misdemeanor resisting arrest, and summary disorderly conduct by a jury on Friday, Feb. 28, according to the district attorney’s office.
Cruz, who was estranged from his wife and barred from contacting her due to a previous assault, showed up uninvited at a family gathering, authorities said. When told t…
Gunman Shoots Man, Crashes Into Pole, Evades Police For Days Before Arrest: PSP (Update)
After days on the run, the suspect accused of shooting a man in Washington Township, Lehigh County, and crashing into a telephone pole while fleeing has been arrested, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, March 3.
Adam Anthony Sosa, 26, of Allentown, was taken into custody without incident on Friday, Feb. 28, authorities said.
Troopers initially responded to 2919 Welshtown Road at approximately 12:25 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, for reports of a shooting, where they found a 29-year-old man with a gunshot wound. He was transported to a trauma center, police said.
Just minutes l…