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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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A 25-year-old man is in critical condition after being struck by a car near Watts Street in North Philadelphia. Police say the man was crossing the street when he was struck by a southbound white SUV, possibly a Jeep, which fled the scene. The pedestrian was transported to Temple University Hospital with a skull fracture[…] Read More