Atlantic City- Three people were sent the hospital Saturday after a woman lost control of her car on the White Horse Pike in Atlantic City, police said.
The accident took place just before 3 p.m., Officer Chris Cavaretta said, when the driver reported that another driver attempted to change lanes while both were headed westbound on Route 30. The car was forced off the road at mile marker 55.5, Cavaratto said, before ending up in the marshes off of the highway.
The driver, whose name was not released, and two of the three passengers were sent to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center with head injuries.
Thirty-four area children, 11 to 14 years old, participated in AtlantiCare's Careers in Aviation Academy at the William J. Hughes Technical Center in Galloway Township. The MidAtlantic MedEvac Helicopter Team gave attendees to the late July camp a helicopter's-eye view of careers combining aviation and healthcare.
From Press staff reports | Posted: Saturday, August 15, 2009 | 0 comments
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - Police are looking for the person who stole and torched a pickup truck in a wooded pit off Washington Avenue early Saturday morning.
A 40-year-old man told police he parked at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday in his driveway on Daphne Drive in Galloway Township. About four hours later, Egg Harbor Township Police called him to report they found his truck, Galloway Detective Sgt. Paul Dooner said.
He then called Galloway police, who continue to investigate.
Police have asked that anyone with information call Detective Ro Latoracca at 609-652-3705.
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By ERIC SCOTT CAMPBELL Staff Writer, 609-272-7227 | Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2009 | 4 comments
BRIGANTINE - A wayward pickup truck toppled a traffic-light pole and crashed through the front of a 7-Eleven about 3:30 this morning.
The store's lone occupant, a clerk, had been standing at the far end of the counter and was not injured, police said. Nor was Craig Peters, 40, of Folsom, Pa., but his white Ford pickup was severely damaged.
Peters was charged with driving while intoxicated, on a suspended license, without a seatbelt and in a reckless fashion. He was released on bail to his wife, police said.
The truck penetrated the store's front window about four or five feet, setting off the burglar alarm that summoned police. Several racks of merchandise were knocked down.
The traffic light at 38th Street and Brigantine Boulevard fell across the roadway, causing the traffic light south of it to blink all yellow, police said. The Atlantic County Department of Transportation repaired and reset the signals.
PHOENIX -- The family of a Phoenix fire captain says her prognosis is good after she was critically injured in an 11-car crash.
Crystal Rezzonico, who was aboard Engine 910, was ejected from the vehicle that was responding to an emergency call. Ten people were injured...Continue Reading
A lightning strike caused a Hamilton Township house to catch fire Sunday, police say.
The fire started before 7:45 p.m., in the 7300 block of Driftwood Lane in the Weymouth section of Hamilton Township.
Police say homeowner Ken Leary, 42, heard a loud clap of thunder before discovering his living room couch was on fire. Police say a tree in the rear of the property was struck by lightning, and the electrical current traveled through the ground and into the home. The current shorted out an outlet, which set the couch on fire.
After he called 911 and got his family out of the house, Leary tried to put the fire out with a neighbor's help.
The home suffered smoke and water damage but did not appear to have structural damage, police say. No one was injured.
Posted in Breaking, Atlantic on Monday, August 10, 2009 7:40 am Updated: 8:32 am.
