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Driver Mows Down Two Men On Philly Crosswalk, Flees: Police
A white Lincoln plowed onto a crosswalk island, striking two men waiting to cross the street in Philadelphia, police said. The driver, 63, fled but was caught blocks away on Broad Street on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at 8:45 p.m.
The crash happened at Broad and Juniper streets in the 9th District, where the Lincoln bypassed traffic stopped at a red light, jumped the island, and hit the pedestrians, investigators said. Police stopped the vehicle on the 1700 block of North Broad Street and arrested the driver.
Both victims were taken to Jefferson University Hospital by paramedics. A male, who…
Pedestrian Struck Dead In Eastern PA: Police (Update)
The pedestrian who was struck dead in Montgomery County on Sunday morning, Oct. 13, has been identified, the Montgomery County Coroner's Office told Daily Voice on Wednesday, Oct. 16.
Joseph Mastromatto, 35, of Hilltown Township, died from "blunt impact injuries," the coroner's office told Daily Voice. His death was ruled "accidental in nature."
The collision happened in the area of 1330 North Broad Street at 6:19 a.m., Hatfield Police detailed in a news release.
Officers called to the scene found a 34-year-old man lying "face down in the roadway," as stated in the release.
The…
MD Woman Struck Dead In PA ID'd, Coroner Searching For Next Of Kin
A Maryland native has been identifed as a pedestrian who died days after she was struck in Pennsylvania, the York County Coroner's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 9.
Ruth "Helen" Emel, 72, originally of Baltimore, most recently of the 300 block of West Market Street York City, died at Wellspan York Hospital at 11:20 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, the coroner explained and as detailed on her social media.
Emel had been walking in the crosswalk when she was struck by a vehicle that was turning onto W. Market Street from N. Penn Street around 5:19 p.m. on Wednesday, O…
