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A teenager has been charged in hit and run collision that killed an 81-year-old pedestrian Zitto Egitto of Willow Grove. According to the article in The Philadelphia Daily News, the 17-year-old was driving almost 80 mph in a 35-mph zone and trying a technique known as “drifting.” Elderly pedestrians are very likely to be killed if struck by a car. Statistics show that pedestrians aged 75 and over represent a s [...]

On October 12, Ryan Lippincott was charged in connection with a DUI accident on March 18 in Burlington County, NJ. While under the influence, Lippincott drove his car into oncoming traffic, killing 27-year-old Jonathan Hinkson, a music teacher at Volz Middle School. According to the Philadelphia Daily News, Lippincott had inhaled an aerosol can of cleaner (known as “huffing”) and also used marijuana just befo [...]

On September 25, a 2-year-old and his mother were struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing Washington Avenue in Philadelphia. According to an article in the Philadelphia Daily News, the toddler was killed and his mother was seriously injured in the Philadelphia pedestrian accident. The driver fled the scene. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were approximately 2.7 [...]

Three men in their twenties, all from Philadelphia, were killed on June 25, 2010 when the vehicle in which they were traveling went off the Atlantic City Expressway in NJ and hit several trees, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. The three men were killed after their vehicle went out of control on the expressway. It left the roadway and struck trees in the center median. The three men were pronounced dead a [...]

On November 3, 8-year-old twins were mowed down by a hit-and-run driver in Crescentville, PA. According to an article in the Philadelphia Daily News, the sisters were on their way to a corner store at Cheltenham Avenue and Colgate Street when they were struck by a gray Lincoln Town Car that sped from the scene. One of the girls suffered only bumps and bruises and was treated for minor injuries at St. Christopher [...]

A 15-year-old boy admitted in Family Court this week that he was high on marijuana on Christmas Eve when he hit and killed William Wrigley, 73, with his mother’s SUV in this tragic pedestrian accident in Pennsylvania. According to the article in the Philadelphia Daily News, Wrigley was crossing M Street near Erie Avenue in Kensington, PA on Dec. 24 when he was struck by the teen. The teen pleaded guilty to ho [...]

Last Spring, legislation was passed in Washington State that prohibits young players who show signs of concussion from participating in sports unless they receive clearance from a doctor. The NFL also began running public service announcements addressing the issue. According to this article in The Philadelphia Daily News, efforts like these are being embraced by the Team Comcast Youth Hockey Club. The club has rec [...]

On November 3, 8-year-old twins were mowed down by a hit-and-run driver in Crescentville, PA. According to an article in the Philadelphia Daily News, the sisters were on their way to a corner store at Cheltenham Avenue and Colgate Street when they were struck by a gray Lincoln Town Car that sped from the scene. One of the girls suffered only bumps and bruises and was treated for minor injuries at St. Christopher [...]

The family of the late Latino musician Joaquin Rivera is preparing to sue Aria Health System. According to an article in the Philadelphia Daily News, the state Department of Health released a report detailing numerous staff policy violations that occurred on Nov. 28, the night Rivera had a fatal heart attack in the waiting room of Aria Health’s Frankford campus. Rivera, 63, sat dead for more than 40 minutes and w [...]

On May 13, a jury awarded Rosalyn James $2.185 million in a Philadelphia medical malpractice suit against St. Joseph’s Hospital and two emergency-room physicians. Her husband, Zachary James, died at the North Philadelphia hospital when his heart stopped beating on April 20, 2006. According to this article in the Philadelphia Daily News, Mrs. James filed a lawsuit claiming her husband’s death may have been prev [...]