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Coroner IDs Camper Killed By Falling Tree In Bucks County
The woman who died when a tree fell on her RV at a Bucks County campsite was 69-year-old Cynthia Cousins, the Coroner's Office says. Cousins, of Bensalem, was at the Quakerwoods Campground at 2225 Rosedale Road when a tree fell on her camper late on Saturday, April 20, officials said. Her cause of death was blunt head and torso injuries and the manner was accidental, said Coroner Patricia Campi. State police said a man was also thrown from the camper on impact and survived with minor injuries. Milford Township Fire Department assisted troopers at the scene. "The Buck…
Obituaries
Marcus Pochettino Obituary: Montco Dad, Husband Dies At 38
Marcus Pochettino, a Montgomery County husband and father of two, died suddenly in a car crash last Tuesday, Feb. 27, loved ones said in a GoFundMe. He was 38. Pochettino was killed when his car crashed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bensalem, the Bucks County Coroner's Office told Daily Voice. He lived in Lafayette Hill with his wife of 12 years, Casey, and their sons, 9-year-old Charles and 7-year-old Sebastian, wrote GoFundMe campaign organizer Jamie Kaye. "Marcus was the epitome of a loving spouse and father, deeply involved in his community and family life," Ka…
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One Killed In Lower Southampton Blaze: Officials (
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One person has died after an early morning house fire in Lower Southampton Township on Wednesday, Jan. 10, authorities told Daily Voice. Multiple departments were called to a home on Hilton Avenue in Oakford section around 3:20 a.m., according to the Feasterville Fire Company. Facebook/Lower Southampton Fire Dept. The Bucks County Coroner's Office said they were called to the scene and confirmed that one person was killed. The victim's name has not been released as of early Wednesday afternoon. Facebook/Lower Southampton Fire Dept. "Our thoughts and prayers go out t…
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Pedestrian Killed Crossing Road In Bucks County: Coroner
Officials have named the pedestrian who fatally struck in Warminster on Saturday evening, Dec. 9. Dennis Keith Hines II was hit crossing Street Road near Newtown Road, said the Bucks County Coroner's Office in a release. He died from multiple injuries and the manner was accidental, authorities said. The driver remained on scene and is cooperating fully with investigators, according to the Coroner's Office. Hines, 51, was in the area on business, said Coroner Meredith Buck. “The Bucks County Coroner’s Office conveys their deepest condolences to the family and friends…
Obituaries
Skateboarder, 28, Killed In Levittown Hit-Run: Bucks County Coroner
A skateboarder succumbed to his injuries last week after he was struck in a Levittown hit-and-run, said the Bucks County Coroner's Office. Joel Steven Moreau, 28, died from multiple injuries and his death has been ruled accidental, authorities said. Moreau was riding near Haines Road in Bristol Township when he was fatally struck on Friday evening, Nov. 24, according to officials. Police have not announced an arrest in connection with his death. On a GoFundMe campaign launched Sunday, Nov. 26, Moreau's sister Nicole Yosick memorialized her brother as a "vibrant spirit." "In loving memo…
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash Under Investigation In Bucks County
Officials in Warminster Township are investigating a deadly three-car crash, police say. It happened near the corner of Street Road and Johnsville Boulevard around 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22, according to authorities. Investigators said the wreck involved an SUV, a minivan, and a sedan and left the roadway shut down for over three hours Wednesday night. Daily Voice has reached out to the Bucks County Coroner's Office for the victim's identity. Any witnesses to the crash are asked to call the Warminster Township Police Department's Highway Patrol Unit…
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Coroner Identifies Bucks County Man Fatally Shot By Police
The 40-year-old man was shot dead by Northampton Township police on Sunday night, the Bucks County Coroner's Office says. Mark Chambers died from multiple gunshot wounds, Coroner Meredith Buck said in a release on Nov. 6. His death was ruled a homicide. “It is important to note that homicide as a manner of death refers to death at the hands of another," Buck wrote. “This matter remains under investigation by the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.” Authorities have claimed Chambers was brandishing a knife when they shot him on the 500 block of Elm Avenue in Churc…
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Investigating Deadly Industrial Accident In Eastern PA
Federal regulators are investigating the workplace accident that killed a 52-year-old man in Fairless Hills on Monday, Oct. 9. Oscar C. Martinez Bravo died from multiple injuries at Mazza Iron and Steel at 60 Solar Drive, according to the Bucks County Coroner's Office. His manner of death was ruled accidental, Coroner Meredith Buck said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration told Daily Voice it is investigating the matter.
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Elderly Montco Couple Killed In Crash, Coroner Says
A husband and wife are following an accident in Sellersville, according to the Bucks County Coroner's Office. Authorities said it happened on Ridge Road on Saturday, Oct. 7. John Christian, 71, of Montgomery County, was a passenger in the car and was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife, 70-year-old Tina Christian, died the next day at Grandview Hospital, said Coroner Meredith Buck. Their causes of death were multiple injuries by manner of accident, she added. According to their obituary, the Christians lived in Spring Mount and were married for 51 years. …
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Bucks Man, 72, Stabbed To Death In Home: Authorities
Police in Newtown Township are investigating after a 72-year-old victim was found stabbed to death in his home last Saturday, Oct. 7. Richard MacFarland died of "multiple stab and slash wounds," said the Bucks County Coroner's Office. “His manner of death is determined to be homicide and this case remains under investigation by Newtown Township Police Department and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office," said Coroner Meredith Buck.
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Bucks Coroner IDs Bicyclist Killed In Labor Day Crash
Authorities have identified the man hit and killed on New Falls Road in Levittown on Monday, Sept. 4, as 64-year-old Francisco Chavarria of Bristol. Chavarria died from multiple injuries, said the Bucks County Coroner's Office. The manner of death was ruled accidental. It happened near the intersection with Vermillion Drive, Falls Township police previously said. Chavarria was hit by a Nissan Rogue around 7 p.m. and pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities. The driver of the Nissan, a 21-year-old Morrisville resident, remained on-scene and is cooperatin…
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Montco Man, 83, Killed In Accident On Route 309: Officials
An 83-year-old pedestrian is dead following a crash in Quakertown on Monday, Sept. 4, according to the Bucks County Coroner's Office. The victim was hit by a vehicle on Route 309 on Saturday, Sept. 2, the Coroner Meredith Buck said. He died from multiple injuries and the manner was ruled accidental, authorities said. The Coroner's Office did not name the victim but said he was a Montgomery County resident. Quakertown police have not announced any charges in connection with the fatal accident as of Friday, Sept. 8.
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PA Infant Died By Homicide, Coroner Confirms
The Bucks County Coroner's Office has concluded its investigation into the May death of a 4-month-old boy in Bristol Township. Timothy Sullivan died from multiple blunt force injuries by manner of homicide, said Coroner Meredith Buck. “Our office extends its deepest condolences to the infant’s family and friends during this difficult time as they grieve this unimaginable loss," she added. Bristol police were called to the 1000 block of Radcliffe Street for an infant in cardiac arrest late on May 24, Daily Voice reported. When they arrived, Sullivan was "not brea…
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Dad Kills 8-Year-Old Son Then Himself In Bucks County: Police (
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A 47-year-old dad fatally shot his 8-year-old son before turning the gun on himself, police in Bucks County believe. Officers were responding to a wellness check on the 500 block of Heritage Oak Drive around 6 p.m. Thursday night, Lower Makefield police said in a release. No one came to the door, but when they looked through a window they saw a boy curled in a ball on the floor, LMTPD Chief Kenneth Coluzzi told 6abc and NBC10. Police entered the home and found both people dead from "apparent gunshot wounds to the head," the department said. They are identified as 47-y…
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Body Found In Delaware River Needs ID, Says Bucks Coroner
The Bucks County Coroner's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying a man found dead in the Delaware River on Monday, July 3. Coroner Meredith Buck said an adult man's remains were found on the riverbank near 6206 Radcliffe Street in Bristol. He is "thought to be the person who went missing" in the river near 6612 Radcliffe Street on Tuesday, June 27, but his identity has not been confirmed, she said. The man was wearing a gray, green, and tan camouflage zip-up hoodie with gray sweatpants and black sneakers, according to officials. "His id…
Police & Fire
Man Drowns After Rescuing Children In Lake Nockamixon
A man is dead after leaping into Lake Nockamixon to save two children who "appeared to be in distress," says the Bucks County Coroner's Office. It happened on Thursday, June 29, officials wrote in a release. Marvin Alexan Fernandez Chicas, 37, "disappeared in the water following his rescue of two children who were swimming," the Coroner's Office said. His cause of death was drowning and the manner was ruled accidental. “Our office extends its deepest condolences to the Decedent’s family and friends during this difficult time as they process this tragic loss," sa…
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Details Emerge In Bucks County 9-Year-Old's Death
Authorities have released more information after a 9-year-old boy was found dead in a Bucks County pond early this week. A dive team recovered the child's body from a small pond at Vaux and Hickory drives in New Britain Borough just before 6 p.m. on Monday, June 19, Daily Voice reported. Now, the Bucks County Coroner's Office says the boy died by drowning and that the manner of death was accidental, following an autopsy conducted Wednesday, June 21. "At this time, given that he is a minor, he is being identified by the initials JM Jr.," the coroner said. “O…
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Toddler Killed By Falling Tree In Bucks County
A 2-year-old child was killed by a portion of a falling tree over the weekend in Bucks County, according to the coroner. The child was at his Lower Southampton Township home with his mom and an older sibling when sudden, strong winds swept through the area on Saturday, April 22, Bucks County Coroner Meredith J. Buck said. The tree split, with a section approximately 25 to 30 feet long and 8 to 10 inches wide struck the boy. His mother and sibling were unharmed. The child was pronounced dead at the scene after response and evaluation by Lower Southampton Police and Medic 114. The Bucks…
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Missing Allentown Dad's Remains Recovered In Delaware River: Bucks Coroner
The remains of an Allentown dad who went missing late last year were recovered from the Delaware River in Solebury Township over the weekend, the Bucks County Coroner's Office has confirmed. Solebury police were called to Virginia Forrest Recreation Area on Route 32 around 10:15 a.m on Sunday, April 9, the department said in a release. On the scene, officers spotted "what appeared to be a deceased subject" on a boulder in the river, and removed the remains with assistance from New Hope and Point Pleasant firefighters. The Coroner's Office conducted an autopsy on the remains…
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Weekend Perkasie House Fire
A woman was killed in a house fire in Perkasie Borough early Sundday, March 12, officials announced. Police and fire crews were dispatched to Parkridge Court at about 10:40 a.m. for an active blaze, authorities said in a release. First responders made their way inside to find a single victim alone in an upstairs bedroom. The woman, a 75-year-old whose name has not been revealed, had suffered smoke inhalation and was pronounced dead at the scene, borough police said. Perkasie firefighters and their colleagues from the Sellersville Fire Company remained at the scene for about thre…
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Dealer Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pill That Killed Victim: Bucks DA
A 24-year-old Bensalem man has been charged with selling a 23-year-old woman a fentanyl-laced pill that killed her in November 2022, authorities said. Shakur Ali Brisbon was arraigned Thursday, Feb. 23, and remanded to the Bucks County lockup on charges of drug delivery resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter, and related counts, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement. According to prosecutors, Bristol Township police were dispatched to a home on the 6900 block of Bristol-Emelie Road for a medical emergency at 4 a.m. last year on Nov. 24. There, Olivia Sea…
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2 Bodies Found In Bucks County Home, Say Police
Police are investigating two deaths after a pair of bodies were discovered in a Bucks County home on Sunday, Nov. 6, authorities announced. First responders in New Hope Borough said they received a report of a "problem" at 78 Towpath Street, comm just after 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. On arrival, officers said they found two men dead in a bedroom. The individuals "appeared to have passed away at the same time," but neither shows "apparent trauma or injuries," New Hope police said. The men have been identified, but will not be named until their families are located and notified, …
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Authorities ID Inmate Who Died By Suicide At Bucks County Jail: Report
The third inmate to die by suicide at the Bucks County Correctional Facility this year has been identified. Floyd Harper, 37, of Tullytown, hanged himself inside the jail, LevittownNow reports citing the Bucks County Coroner's Office. He was pronounced dead Sunday, July 3, by medical workers at the facility, said James O' Malley, Deputy Director of Communications. This is the jail's second death in 30 days and its third death this year.
Police & Fire
Nephew Of Philly Woman Found Dead In Neshaminy State Park Charged With Murder
A man related to the 50-year-old Philadelphia woman who was found dead in the Neshaminy State Park earlier this month has been charged with her murder, authorities said. Andrew D. Jennings, 20, of Philadelphia, was charged with murder, possessing instruments of crime, obstructing justice, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence in the stabbing death of Lisa Shurine Jennings, who was also confirmed to be his aunt, Pennsylvania State Police said on Jan. 26. Jennings' body was found by a visitor in the Bensalem portion of the park around 10 a.m., on Jan. 8, authorities said. In an atte…
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Authorities ID Body Found In Neshaminy State Park As Philly Woman
The body of a woman discovered Saturday in Neshaminy State Park by a visitor has been identified by authorities, CBS3 reports. The Bucks County Coroner's Office has identified the woman as 50-year-old Lisa Jennings, of Philadelphia, the news outlet says. Jennings, who was found in the Bensalem portion of the park around 10 a.m., died of multiple stabs and slash wounds to the neck, according to the news outlet. Her death was ruled a homicide. Loved ones have flooded social media with their condolences since the news broke. "My heart really hurts to see the news of our Sister, Classmate, a…
Police & Fire
1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Gas Leak At Sellersville Home: Report
SEE MORE: "Mom Killed In PA Gas Leak Was 'Accepting, Loving Person'" *** One woman died while two family members were injured in a gas leak at a Sellersville (Bucks County) home Wednesday, CBS3 reports. Crews were called to the 2000 block of OId Bethlehem Pike around 4 p.m., where they found 51-year-old Susan Hess dead inside the home, the outlet reports citing police. The woman's 54-year-old husband and 31-year-old son, both named Tony Hess, were taken to an area hospital for treatment, according to the outlet. The gas leak appears to have been accidental, but the woman's exact cau…
Police & Fire
Homicide Charges Filed In Fatal Doylestown Fire: DA
Authorities in Bucks County on Monday were expected to announce homicide charges filed in connection with a weekend house fire that left one person dead in Doylestown. Check back for details. This is a developing story. Original story below. Neighbors of one Doylestown community called 911 after being woken up by screams coming from inside a burning house that left one person dead early Sunday morning. The house at 5777 Private Dr., was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived around 3:15 a.m., Buckingham Township police said. The homeowner told responders outside saying someone else w…
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Neighbors Awakened By Screams In Deadly Doylestown House Fire
Neighbors of one Doylestown community called 911 after being woken up by screams coming from inside a burning house that left one person dead early Sunday morning. The house at 5777 Private Dr., was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived around 3:15 a.m., Buckingham Township police said. The homeowner told responders outside saying someone else was still inside, but the house was fully involved with flames and smoke, preventing units from entering. Police and firefighters tried to get into the upstairs portion of the house where the other homeowner was located. Fire person…
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IDA: Montgomery County Coroner IDs 3 People Who Died In Storm
Three Montgomery County residents who died as the remnants of Hurricane Ida passed through Pennsylvania have been identified, authorities said Friday. Maxine Weinstein, 68, of Fort Washington, died after a tree came down onto a home on Wednesday. Her cause of death is traumatic asphyxia and the manner of death is accidental, according to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office. Craig Messinger, 70, of Schwenksville, was found dead in Skippack Township on Thursday. His cause of death is drowning and the manner of death is accidental. Jack Caroluzzi, 65, of Bridgeport, died at home on Th…
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Bucks Driver Found Dead In Flood Waters
A driver was found dead inside his car after he drove through flood waters in Bucks County Wednesday night, authorities said. Donald Allen Bauer, 65, of Perkiomenville, was in his 2013 Mazda CX-9 when he drove into the flood waters of Unami Creek on 1925 Trumbauersville Road in Milford Township, PA State Police said. When troopers and fire crews arrived at the scene around 11:15 p.m., they were unable to retrieve the car. The conditions were too severe, authorities said. They postponed the search efforts at 11:30 p.m. The 54-year-old female passenger of the vehicle was …
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PD: Drowning Victim, 33, Pulled From Otter Creek In Bristol
A drowning victim was pulled from Otter Creek in Bristol Borough Thursday evening, authorities said. Police were called to the scene off Maple Beach Road around 7 p.m. after a fisherman spotted a body in the water approximately 50 yards from the bridge, according to Bristol Borough police. Due to the location of the body, fire crews from Bristol Borough, Bristol Township, and Bensalem were dispatched by boat and by land through the dense woods to reach the body, authorities said. The dead body was identified as Michael Hall, 33, of Bristol Borough, police said. An autopsy c…
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