Arsonist Sentenced After 7 Hospitalized, 31 Displaced, 6 Allentown Homes Damaged
An Allentown man who set a fire during a domestic dispute, displacing more than 30 people and injuring residents and firefighters, has been sentenced to decades in state prison, authorities announced Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Santos Mota-Ramirez, 61, pleaded guilty to two counts of Criminal Attempted Homicide, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Simple Assault, Arson, and Causing a Catastrophe, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office.
He waived his right to a pre-sentence investigation and was sentenced by Judge Robert L. Steinberg to serve 20 to 40 years in state prison, o…
18-Year-Old Killed After Car Runs Stop Sign, Plunges Into Maryland Pond (Photos)
An 18-year-old is dead after a car missed a stop sign, struck a guardrail, and plunged into a pond in Maryland, state police said.
At approximately 8:41 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, officers from the Fruitland Police Department responded to S. Division Street at Coulbourn Mill for a report of a single-vehicle crash, according to Maryland State Police.
Investigators say Matthew Garcia, 18, of Rockville, was driving a Honda Civic on S. Division Street when he failed to stop at a posted stop sign and entered the intersection.
Garcia attempted to steer through the turn and continued westbound b…
