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Philadelphia Man Sentenced In Camden Assault: Prosecutor Philadelphia Man Sentenced In Camden Assault: Prosecutor
Philadelphia Man Sentenced In Camden Assault: Prosecutor A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to New Jersey State Prison for beating up a woman's boyfriend in Camden County, authorities said. Hampton Lee, 36, was sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated assault on Friday, March 1, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. On Dec. 10, 2021, Lee physically confronted a man in Camden about the man's girlfriend after an extended telephone argument, the prosecutor said. The unidentified victim went outside to confront Lee and the victim’s girlfriend followed shortly after, the prosecutor said. When the victim’…

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by Jon Craig
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PA Man Dies Nearly 20 Years After Motorcycle Crash: Coroner PA Man Dies Nearly 20 Years After Motorcycle Crash: Coroner
Eric Fenstermaker Dies Nearly 20 Years After Crash Approximately 19 and a half years after a motorcycle crash seriously injured a man he died from complications of those injuries.  Eric J. Fenstermaker, was 52 when he passed at St. Luke's Hospital, Allentown at 10:50 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio detailed.  When the Northampton man was about 32 years old he was riding "a motorcycle that was in collision with a pickup truck," Buglio said.  The crash happened at the Intersection of Route 309 North at Route 143, Lynn Township, Lehigh County at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, June 1, 2004…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lehigh Valley Caretaker Sentenced For 8-Year-Old's Homicide Lehigh Valley Caretaker Sentenced For 8-Year-Old's Homicide
Lehigh Valley Caretaker Sentenced For 8-Year-Old's Homicide An Allentown area caretaker will spend up to 16 years in prison for the 2015 death of Angelina Tomas, a Lehigh County court has ruled.  Delilah Reader, 39, previously pleaded no contest to third-degree murder charges in August, said District Attorney Jim Martin's Office in a release.  In 2007, when Reader was Tomas' "sole caregiver," authorities said she "caused a traumatic brain injury" to the then-10-month-old.  The injury left Tomas with "significant developmental delays, cognitive and learning impairments, physical disabilities, and a seizure disorder," which prosecutors…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Elderly Man Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury After Being Struck By Car In Bucks County: Police Elderly Man Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury After Being Struck By Car In Bucks County: Police
Elderly Man Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury After Being Struck By Car In Bucks County: Police An elderly man suffered a traumatic brain injury after being struck by a car in Bucks County, authorities said. The 66-year-old pedestrian was hit by the vehicle not far from where he lived on Street Road just east of Taylor Avenue around 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, Warrington Township police said. A police lieutenant who was already in the area stopped at the scene within a minute of being notified, and began providing lifesaving medical care to the man, authorities said. The township resident was left with an open head wound and severe head trauma, police said.  …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Morris County Cyclist Thrown 30 Feet In Brutal Crash Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury Morris County Cyclist Thrown 30 Feet In Brutal Crash Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury
Morris County Cyclist Thrown 30 Feet In Brutal Crash Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury A Morris County cyclist suffered a traumatic brain injury and several broken bones after he was struck by a car. Jim Rooney, of Mendham, was out taking a 30-mile bike ride on Dec. 26 when he was hit by a car despite having the right of way, according to a GoFundMe launched for his medical expenses. Rooney was thrown 30 feet during the crash, leaving him with a traumatic brain injury and serious orthopedic injuries, including several broken bones, the fundraiser says. Rooney was taken to Morristown Medical Center, where he remained in the ICU for about two weeks before being transferred to …

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Northampton County Man Dies From Traumatic Brain Injuries Suffered In 1980s Bike Crash Northampton County Man Dies From Traumatic Brain Injuries Suffered In 1980s Bike Crash
Northampton County Man Dies From Traumatic Brain Injuries Suffered In 1980s Bike Crash A cyclist who was struck by a car in the 1980s died from traumatic brain injury complications Thursday morning, authorities said. Leath Hixon, Jr. of Nazareth was pronounced dead at the Lehigh Valley Hospice Inpatient Unit in Allentown just before 6:40 a.m. He was 71. Hixon suffered traumatic brain injuries after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle on Northampton Street in Easton in 1986, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said. Hixon’s manner of death was determined to be accidental.

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Struck By Car Outside NJ Supermarket Settles Suit For $1.28 Million Man Struck By Car Outside NJ Supermarket Settles Suit For $1.28 Million
Man Struck By Car Outside NJ Supermarket Settles Suit For $1.28 Million UPDATE: A Hackensack man who suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was hit by a car in a supermarket parking lot in Saddle Brook reportedly received a $1.275 million settlement from a lawsuit. Richard Kunzweiler was 75 when he was struck by a car driven by a 66-year-old Fair Lawn man outside the Acme in Saddle Brook on Aug. 16, 2018, records show. Besides the traumatic brain injury, Kunzweiler suffered a C7 vertebral fracture, a ligament tear, a spinal cord injury and bulging discs and several broken bones, a suit filed in Superior Court in Hackensack claims. He had surgery that requir…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pedestrian Struck By NJ Transit Bus Settles For $2M Pedestrian Struck By NJ Transit Bus Settles For $2M
Pedestrian Struck By NJ Transit Bus Settles For $2M A pedestrian who suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was struck by a commuter bus in Essex County reportedly has received a $2 million settlement. Kiliek Anthony, now 31, was knocked an estimated 15 feet when he was struck by a New Jersey Transit bus as he crossed Chancellor Avenue in Irvington on Dec. 1, 2015 around 6 a.m., police reports show. He suffered several injuries, including brain bleeding and a loss of brain tissue and part of his frontal lobe, argued his attorney, Beth Baldinger of Mazie, Slater, Katz & Freeman (Roseland), argued, according to the New Jersey Law Journa…

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by Jerry DeMarco