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Driver in Route 413 Crash Transferred to UPenn

Traffic investigators are still probing last Friday's wreck at I-95 and Veterans Highway (Route 413) in Bristol Township.

Police concluded part of their investigation into the minivan and tractor-trailer accident that happened last Friday afternoon at Veterans Highway (Route 413) and I-95. "Investigation showed the minivan, while exiting I-95, disregarded a red traffic signal at a high rate of speed," Bristol Township Sgt. Chuck Burns said. He added that the "minivan then struck the tractor trailer which was attempting to turn from northbound SR 413 onto I-95." Police were still investigating the identity of the minivan driver as of Tuesday evening, Burns said. Conflicting information has lead to delays in that portion of the probe. The minivan driver was taken in serious condition to Aria Torresdale Hospital and later transferred to the Hospital of the …

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Car Hits Pedestrian on I-95

A woman walking along an I-95 on ramp in Bensalem was struck by a car’s side mirror.

The above information was supplied by the Pa. State Police. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. It was nearly 7 p.m. Dec. 28 when a 38-year-old Philadelphia woman decided to walk along the southbound lane on I-95 at Tennis Avenue in Bensalem, according to State Police. “Interstate I-95 prohibits pedestrians from entering the highway, and there are clearly marked signs signaling no pedestrians to enter at the on ramps,” the report states. When a car came down the southbound lane and passed the woman, the driver’s side mirror struck her right arm. The car stopped a few yards away. The driver was not charged, but the pedestrian was cited for walking on a highway and was taken to Torresdale Hospital.

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Police ID Victims Killed in I-95 Crash

Two people were killed in a Saturday evening crash.

The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Police Trevose station. Where an arrest is listed, it does not indicate a conviction. For full details from the police reports including names, please click on the attached PDF file. A 19-year-old Philadelphia woman and a 51-year-old Pennington, NJ man, were killed and four others were injured in a crash on I-95 near the Bensalem/Bristol border Saturday evening. On Nov. 24 at 6:25 p.m., state police responded to the accident scene. Police said a vehicle lost control, crashed into a guiderail and became airborne striking another vehicle. Another vehicle was also impacted in the crash. Reports Saturday said two were killed in the accident. State police Sunday confirmed that …

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State Police: Drivers Lose Control and Crash on I-95

Police report two one-vehicle accidents

The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Police Trevose station and gaming control troopers stationed at Parx Casino. Where an arrest is listed, it does not indicate a conviction. For full details from the police reports including names, please click on the attached PDF files. Trevose troopers responded to the following accidents: On Nov. 11 at 1:29 a.m., state police responded to a one-vehicle crash on the ramp from Route 1 southbound to I-95 southbound in Middletown Township. The vehicle was merging onto the exit and failed to negotiate the right curve and left the roadway striking a tree. The vehicle needed to be towed from the scene. The driver, an 18-year-old from Fallsington, Nj, and the passenger, an 18-year-…

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