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Passenger Killed In Crash At NJ/PA Line ID'd: Coroner
A New Jersey man was killed in a Bucks County crash on Saturday, Oct. 19, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Michael Amend, 34, of High Bridge, NJ, was the passenger in a vehicle that struck a tree in the 800 block of River Road in Tinicum Township, Bucks County at 1:08 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, the coroner's office said. Amend was pronounced dead at Saint Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem at 6:25 p.m. the same day, according to the coroner's office. The cause of death was "Blunt Force Injuries due to Motor Vehicle Collision," Lehigh County Coroner Dani…
Police & Fire
PA Tractor Trailer Driver Involved In Crash That Killed NJ Sanitation Worker: Police
Police in Tenafly have released details in the crash that killed a 23-year-old sanitation worker from North Arlington Monday morning, Oct. 21. The garbage truck was parked along the northbound curb of County Road when the vehicle was struck by a northbound tractor-trailer just before 7 a.m., Tenafly Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. The crash happened just as the 23-year-old worker was transferring garbage into the truck. The impact caused significant injuries to the sanitation worker and he was pronounced dead at the scene, deMoncada said. The driver of the tractor-trailer, a 53-y…
Police & Fire
PA Man Suffers Fatal Fall From Tree Stand: Coroner
A Berks County man died while attempting to remove a tree limb under his tree stand, according to authorities. Gregory McCoy, 62, of Oley Township, was pronounced dead at 9:34 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, according to the Berks County Coroner's Office. Police were called to a wooded area near the 200 block of Geiger Road at around 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7 and found McCoy hanging upside down from the tree, Amity Police Chief Jeffrey Smith said. Police believe McCoy had been cutting a limb below the tree stand when he fell, according to Chief Smith. One of his legs got caught between a…
Police & Fire
Man Dead, 2 Critical After Falling From Cherry-Picker At Philly Construction Site: Police
A 47-year-old man was killed and two other men were in critical condition after falling two stories from a cherry-picker truck Friday afternoon, Sept. 6 in Philadelphia, authorities said. The incident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. at a construction site on the 4400 block of Moravian Court, Philadelphia police said. Medic 9 and Medic 41 transported two of the men to Peen Presbyterian Medical Center, both of whom were placed in critical condition, One of the men was pronounced dead at 12:59 p.m., police said. Medic 41 also transported a third man to Lankenau Hospital, where "he re…
Police & Fire
Driver Plunges Into Schuylkill River In Philly
A car drove into the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, authorities said. At about 3:40 a.m., an unusual incident occurred at 1273 Kelly Drive in the 22nd District. Police and fire department personnel responded to a 911 call reporting that a black four-door sedan had been seen driving into the river. The vehicle was located; however, at press time no driver or passenger had been located, police said. The investigation is active and ongoing.
Obituaries
Bucks County Man, 21, Killed By Falling Tree Branch: Coroner
A 21-year-old Bucks County man died nine days after being struck by a falling tree branch when he was removing a tree, authorities said. Jesse Owens of East Rockhill Township was pronounced dead on Sunday, Aug. 11 at about 3 p.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The cause of death is complications of blunt force trauma to the head, the coroner said. The accident occurred on Friday, Aug. 2, at about 1 p.m. in the 80 Block of Ridge Run Road, East Rockhill Township, the coroner said. A GoFundMe campaign was organized on …
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Coroner IDs Woman Killed By Train In Emmaus
A 68-year-old Emmaus woman died after being struck by a train on Wednesday, July 31, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Teresa G. Bell was hit while trying to cross the railroad tracks on South Third Street around 1:15 p.m., officials believe. She died at the scene from multiple blunt force injuries, the Coroner's Office said. "My deepest and heartfelt condolences are with the family, friends, neighbors, and entire Emmaus community as they grieve the sudden and tragic loss of Teresa," said Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. In addition to the Coroner's Office, Emmaus …
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Fireworks Explosion In Face Severely Injures Mechanicsburg Dad Of 4: GoFundMe
A dad of four young children, who is also a local business owner, needs a new hand — possibly two — following a fireworks accident on Independence Day, according to a GoFundMe campaign page launched to help his family on July 17. Brian Ginter, the owner of Ginter’s Full Service Auto, had a firework explode in his face on July 4, according to Stephanie Moyer who organized the GoFundMe. "One of the fireworks had an internal fuse, Brian didn’t realize this, went back to relight it, and it exploded," she wrote, noting that "Unfortunately, two of their children [...] were the…
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Lehigh Coroner Seeks Next Of Kin For New Jersey Woman
Officials are looking for the loved ones of a New Jersey woman who died on Friday, July 12. Shirley J. Smith, 77, of Belvidere, broke her right femur in a fall and died from complications at St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Her death was ruled an accident. Anyone who can contact her family is asked to call the Coroner's Office at 610-782-3426 or email danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org.
Police & Fire
Toddler Falls From Second Story Window: Philadelphia PD
A toddler's fall from a second-story window called Philadelphia police to Kensington on Sunday night, July 14, according to a release the following morning. The 2-year-old girl was found on the 500 block of East Indiana Avenue around 9 p.m., city police detailed in the release. The girl was taken to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in critical condition, according to PPD. The investigation into this "unusual incident" is ongoing, police said.
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Amish Girl ID'd After Fatal Drag By Horse Reins: Lancaster Coroner
A 9-year-old Amish girl who died following a horse training accident on her family farm has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office and her obituary. Anna Grace King had been leading the horse on foot in a training session on her family's farm in the 190 block of Snake Lane in Kinzers, when it became spooked — entangling her in its reins — dragging her down the road on Tuesday, June 25, according to the coroner's office. What happened next isn't entirely clear but soon she was taken to Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital where "resuscitation efforts" ha…
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