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Levittown Mom Of Three Identified As Train Operator Killed By Fallen Tree, Family Plans Lawsuit Levittown Mom Of Three Identified As Train Operator Killed By Fallen Tree, Family Plans Lawsuit
Levittown Mom Of Three Identified As Train Operator Killed By Fallen Tree, Family Plans Lawsuit The family of the New Jersey Transit train operator killed by a fallen tree is planning to sue several organizations for negligence, an attorney said. Jessica Haley of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was identified as the person who died in the crash, according to a news release from the Anapol Weiss law firm on Thursday, Oct. 15. The single mother of three boys was 41 years old. Haley was operating a River LINE train heading north from Trenton at around 6 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 14. The light rail train struck a tree that had fallen on the tracks south of the Roebling station in Mansfield …

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by Chris Spiker
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PA Mom Attacked By Bear Undergoes Multiple Surgeries PA Mom Attacked By Bear Undergoes Multiple Surgeries
PA Mom Attacked By Bear Undergoes Multiple Surgeries A 55-year-old Pennsylvania mom is out of the hospital after a bear attack in her own backyard, she told Daily Voice.  Lee Ann Galante was letting her dog out of the backdoor of her home on Bellefield Drive, Butler Township at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, and unknown to her there were three cubs in a tree — that's when the mama bear attacked, as Daily Voice initially reported.  Galante suffered injuries to her head, neck, face, and arms, authorities explained. She was taken by Butler Ambulance Service to Butler Memorial Hospital. Posted by Lee Ann Galante on Wednesd…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Football Fans Hurt In Railing Collapse At Eagles V. Commanders Game File Lawsuit Football Fans Hurt In Railing Collapse At Eagles V. Commanders Game File Lawsuit
Football Fans Hurt In Railing Collapse At Eagles V. Commanders Game File Lawsuit A handful of football fans are suing the Washington Commanders over a railing collapse that injured them after a game against the Philadelphia Eagles in January 2021, as reported by various news outlets. Quarterback Jalen Hurts was greeting fans when a railing collapsed, injuring multiple spectators including several from New Jersey who fell between five and 10 feet onto concrete at FedEx Field. Four of the individuals who were hurt in the incident are suing the Commanders for gross negligence, seeking $300,000 to compensate for their physical and emotional pain, ESPN says. Soon after the …

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Pickup Plows Into East Rutherford Restaurant Pickup Plows Into East Rutherford Restaurant
Pickup Plows Into East Rutherford Restaurant A pickup truck lived up to its name when it rammed through the wall of an East Rutherford restaurant as the dawn of the new year approached. The Dodge Ram went straight through the wall facing the parking lot of Al Di La, a restaurant and banquet hall on Hoboken Road between Paterson Avenue and Enoch Street, around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The 71-year-old driver was hospitalized with head pain, Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. The driver told police he was trying to park when the brakes failed, Taormina said. The truck then hit a parking bumper and plowed into the eatery. Nick's Tow…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
West Chester Lawyer Facing Up To 23 Years In Prison For Accepting Payments For Incomplete Work West Chester Lawyer Facing Up To 23 Years In Prison For Accepting Payments For Incomplete Work
West Chester Lawyer Facing Up To 23 Years In Prison For Accepting Payments For Incomplete Work A West Chester lawyer and New Jersey native was sentenced to up to 23 years in prison for stealing money from his clients for incomplete work and using the identities of his ex-wife and former mother-in-law to open credit cards and take out loans, authorities announced. Joshua Janis, 40, worked as a lawyer for a West Chester law firm in 2013, and when it was discovered he was stealing money from the firm and its clients, he was fired, according to District Attorney Deb Ryan. He then started his own law practice, where he repeatedly accepted payments from clients for legal work he …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
3 Injured In Car, SEPTA Bus Crash 3 Injured In Car, SEPTA Bus Crash
3 Injured In Car, SEPTA Bus Crash Three people were injured in a Chester County crash between a car and SEPTA bus early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Fire crews found a SEPTA bus severely dented on its front end, with the windows cracked, just before 6 a.m. at 291 Highland Ave., according to a Facebook post by the City of Chester Bureau of Fire. Authorities said only that three people sustained injuries. It was not clear which vehicle they were riding in. Crews remained on the scene for half an hour after arrival. A Chester County driver crashed into a SEPTA bus early Wednesday morning, authorities said.City of…

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by Nicole Acosta