Key Takeaways: To prove a hand or finger injury claim in Philadelphia, you generally need evidence showing how the incident happened, who was legally responsible, how the injury was diagnosed, and how it affected your work and daily life. Pennsylvania negligence law requires duty, breach, causation, and actual loss, so medical and incident evidence should[…] Read More
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Driver Charged in Deadly Car Accident
A driver is facing charges after the death of her passenger near the Wilmington Airport in New Castle, Delaware on Saturday. According to Delaware State Police, the driver, in a Lexus ES 350, was following a Kenworth tractor trailer southbound on North DuPont Highway as it slowed to turn onto Christiana Road. Investigators said the[…] Read More
Philadelphia Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Ambulance in Kensington
Philadelphia police report that a woman was struck and killed by an ambulance in Kensington late Thursday night. The Philadelphia Fire Department medic unit was responding to an emergency at 11:52 p.m. on the 600 block of East Allegheny Avenue when it turned onto the 3100 block of F Street and struck a pedestrian. The[…] Read More
Young Girl Dies at Hersheypark Wave Pool
On Thursday, a 9-year-old girl died in the wave pool at Hersheypark, the first guest fatality in the park’s 119-year history. The young girl, a member of the Harrisburg Bhutanese community, was pulled unconscious from the water, and later died at a hospital despite lifesaving attempts, according to Derry Township Police. Officials have not released[…] Read More
Child Killed by Teenage Drunk Driver in Newport
Delaware police have charged a teenager in the death of a 6-year-old following a head-on collision on Route 4 in Newport Friday night. Officials said the crash occurred on West Newport Pike near Gregg Avenue, when the Wilmington 19-year-old, driving a Buick Rendezvous, crossed into oncoming traffic, slammed head-on into an oncoming Toyota Corolla. The[…] Read More
Bicyclist Killed by Dump Truck in Southwest Philly
Philadelphia police are investigating a crash that killed a bicyclist along Cobbs Creek Parkway Thursday morning. According to officials, the incident occurred about 8 a.m. when a Mack dump truck making a right turn onto 58th Street from eastbound Baltimore Avenue struck the cyclist, who was also traveling eastbound on Baltimore Avenue. Police say the[…] Read More
Five Injured in Crash Involving Police Vehicle
On Sunday, a New Castle County police officer was involved in a crash near Christiana Road. The officer was traveling east along Route 273 when he was struck by a silver Kia Optima that crossed the grass median and struck the patrol vehicle. One adult and three children in the Kia were taken to area[…] Read More
Charter School Workers Charged With Abuse of 26 Students
Twenty workers at Chester Community Charter School (CCCS) are facing charges for allegedly physically abusing or failing to report the abuse of 26 children. The charges come after a two-month investigation and include multiple counts of conspiracy, simple assault, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, endangering the welfare of a child, and failure to report endangering the[…] Read More
Pedestrian Killed by Drunk Driver in South Philadelphia
A South Philadelphia woman was killed by a drunk driver on the 2300 block of 7th Street Saturday. Philadelphia Police say that a man in black Ford F-150 pick-up overaccelerated from a parking spot on 7th and Ritner and crashed into a Nissan SUV on the other side of the street. The driver them reversed[…] Read More
Tractor-Trailer Crashes Into Stranded Bus on the New Jersey Turnpike
Thirteen people were injured after a tractor-trailer crashed into the back of a disabled bus carrying military personnel, temporarily closing a portion of the New Jersey Turnpike on Wednesday. According to the New Jersey State Police, the bus broke down in the northbound lane, just south of Interchange 3 and Highway 168 in Runnemede. The[…] Read More