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Driver In Deadly Delco Hit-Run Was Fleeing Police In Stolen Car, Troopers Say Driver In Deadly Delco Hit-Run Was Fleeing Police In Stolen Car, Troopers Say
Driver In Deadly Delco Hit-Run Was Fleeing Police In Stolen Car, Troopers Say State troopers have announced charges against the driver who allegedly hit and killed a motorcyclist while fleeing police in Delaware County last month.  Zamir Walthour was spotted in a stolen Toyota Camry on MacDade Boulevard in Ridley Township late on Jan. 12, state police said in a release.  Walthour fled when Chester city police tried to pull him over and intentionally rammed one squad car during his escape, troopers wrote.  He pulled onto I-476 southbound from MacDade Boulevard and was driving down the shoulder when he struck 53-year-old motorcyclist Firoz Jahangir from…

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by Mac Bullock
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Life Sentence For NJ Killer Who Dumped Victim's Body On PA Highway: Prosecutors Life Sentence For NJ Killer Who Dumped Victim's Body On PA Highway: Prosecutors
Life Sentence For NJ Killer Who Dumped Victim's Body On PA Highway: Prosecutors A man convicted in a 2020 Bristol Township murder received a life sentence in a Bucks County court on Tuesday, Jan. 23, according to the District Attorney's Office.  A jury found Robert S. Christie, 37, of Trenton, New Jersey, guilty in the first-degree murder of Joshua McRae back in October, prosecutors said.  Police found the body of McRae, 31, also of Trenton, on the shoulder of I-295 near the I-95 interchange early on Jan. 19, 2020, Daily Voice reported. Prosecutors said he had been shot five times.  Investigators later found that McRae, Christie, and two other men had v…

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by Mac Bullock
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Chester Police Officers Hurt In Fiery Crash During Traffic Stop On I-95 Chester Police Officers Hurt In Fiery Crash During Traffic Stop On I-95
Chester Police Officers Hurt In Fiery Crash During Traffic Stop On I-95 Police officers in Delaware County, PA were involved in a fiery crash during a traffic stop early Saturday, Nov. 11, on I-95, police said. The Chester officers were on the scene of a traffic stop on the southbound side of I-95 near Kerlin Street, when a passing vehicle struck the back of the police vehicles, causing some of the vehicles to erupt in flames around 3 a.m., police said. According to 6abc, three officers were outside of the vehicles at the time of the crash, and two civilians inside of their vehicle were taken to an area hospital for evaluation. Conditions were unknown…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Delco Driver Rammed Into Cop Car Before Fleeing Scene Of Hit-Run, Troopers Say Delco Driver Rammed Into Cop Car Before Fleeing Scene Of Hit-Run, Troopers Say
Delco Driver Rammed Into Cop Car Before Fleeing Scene Of Hit-Run, Troopers Say A Delaware County man is accused of ramming his car into a state police vehicle before taking off from the scene of an accident at a Philadelphia intersection, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  James Horace, 22, of Darby, is charged with felony aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, and related offenses stemming from a March 26 crash, troopers wrote in a criminal complaint.  In the documents, state police say Horace was observed committing traffic offenses on I-95 in Tinicum Township around 4 p.m. When a trooper tried to pull him over, auth…

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by Mac Bullock
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Delco Driver Shot Dead By Police During Illegal Street Racing Event On I-95 In Philadelphia Delco Driver Shot Dead By Police During Illegal Street Racing Event On I-95 In Philadelphia
Delco Driver Shot Dead By Police During Illegal Street Racing Event On I-95 In Philadelphia An 18-year-old driver from Delaware County was shot and killed by police trying to control an illegal and dangerous street racing meet-up overnight on I-95 in Philadelphia. Troopers were trying to contact Anthony Allegrini Jr. in a vehicle near mile marker 21 near Penn's Landing around 3:25 a.m. Sunday, June 4, State Police said. ALSO SEE: 'Act Of Racial Profiling:' GF Mourns Loss Of BF Killed By Police During Car Meet On I-95 Allegrini, however, struck two troopers in failing to yield, authorities said. That's when one of the troopers fired his service weapon and struck Allegrin…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DUI Driver Convicted In Crash That Killed Two, Hurt Two Others On I-95 DUI Driver Convicted In Crash That Killed Two, Hurt Two Others On I-95
DUI Driver Convicted In Crash That Killed Two, Hurt Two Others On I-95 A DUI driver was convicted Friday for his role in a crash that killed two people and seriously injured two others on I-95 nearly two years ago, authorities said. A jury found 38-year-old Kevin R. Peters guilty of two counts of third-degree murder, two counts each of involuntary manslaughter,  homicide by vehicle while DUI, two counts of driving under the influence, and related charges, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Peters, of Bristol Township, was driving a Mazda CX-5 more than 100 miles per hour when he rear-ended a minivan around 1 a.m.…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA State Police Seek DelCo Gunman In I-95 Road Rage Shooting PA State Police Seek DelCo Gunman In I-95 Road Rage Shooting
PA State Police Seek DelCo Gunman In I-95 Road Rage Shooting Pennsylvania State Police are seeking the public's help locating the suspect of a road rage shooting on I-95 in Delaware County last weekend. Zion I. Blyden, 21, shot at a driver's vehicle in the area of Highland Avenue at I-95 northbound in Chester around 8:40 p.m. Sunday, PA State Police said. Blyden continued to pursue and ram the driver with his 2006 Mercury Mountaineer on I-95 until Exit 17, Broad Street where he once again shot at the victim’s car and struck the front passenger, authorities said. He followed the victims until the Ikea on Columbus Boulevard in Philadelphia and then fl…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police: Bucks County Driver Leads Pursuit Into Oncoming Traffic, Crashes, Jumps Into Lake Police: Bucks County Driver Leads Pursuit Into Oncoming Traffic, Crashes, Jumps Into Lake
Police: Bucks County Driver Leads Pursuit Into Oncoming Traffic, Crashes, Jumps Into Lake A Bucks County driver who led police on a pursuit through oncoming traffic crashed and then jumped into a lake and tried swimming away, LevittownNow reports. Pennsylvania state troopers tried to stop a black Acura TL last Wednesday for "violating traffic laws" on I-95 and Veterans Highway (Route 413) in Bristol Township when the driver -- identified as Shiree John Wilson 34, of Philadelphia -- sped up, authorities told the news outlet. The Acura hit another vehicle head-on during the pursuit. Wilson and his passenger fled the crash site, a trooper following on foot close behi…

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by Nicole Acosta