Argument In Reading Ends With Shots Fired: Police Argument In Reading Ends With Shots Fired: Police
Argument In Reading Ends With Shots Fired: Police An argument in Reading ended in gunshots early Wednesday, authorities said. Officers were called to the 200 block of Penn Street, where they found 48-year-old Carlos Rodriguez with a gunshot wound to the leg around 2:30 a.m., Reading police said. Rodriguez was taken to Reading Hospital for treatment, according to police. Gunfire reportedly broke out after an argument between Rodriguez and two other men in the 300 block of Penn Street.  The argument became physical, and when Rodriguez tried to flee, one of the men shot him, according to police. The two alleged suspects fled soon…
2 Tree-Trimming Workers Struck By Car In Exeter, Police Say 2 Tree-Trimming Workers Struck By Car In Exeter, Police Say
2 Tree-Trimming Workers Struck By Car In Exeter, Police Say Two people were sent to the hospital Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle in Exeter Township, authorities said. A pair of tree-trimming workers were struck by the car traveling eastbound on Golfview Lane around 8:40 a.m., Exeter Township Sgt. Sean Fullerton told Daily Voice. The two workers were taken by EMS to Reading Hospital in unknown condition, Sgt. Fullerton said. Despite moderate damage to her black Range Rover, the 20-year-old female driver was unharmed, police said. It is not yet clear if charges will be filed as the crash remains under investigation. Police say a sig…
Pennsylvania Man Kills GF's Ex-BF In Pottstown Home: DA Pennsylvania Man Kills GF's Ex-BF In Pottstown Home: DA
Pennsylvania Man Kills GF's Ex-BF In Pottstown Home: DA A Pennsylvania man was arrested and charged with fatally shooting his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend inside a Pottstown home over the weekend, authorities said. Avery Nascimento, 21, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, strangulation, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, and related offenses in the shooting of his 34-year-old girlfriend, and killing of her ex-boyfriend, 36-year-old Sean Robbins early Sunday, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R.  Steele and Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich jointly announ…
Popular Jewish Singer Rear-Ended By Tractor-Trailer On I-78, Reports Say Popular Jewish Singer Rear-Ended By Tractor-Trailer On I-78, Reports Say
Popular Jewish Singer Rear-Ended By Tractor-Trailer On I-78, Reports Say A popular Jewish singer from New York was seriously injured in a crash on I-78 in Pennsylvania, according to news site Hamodia and a tweet asking for prayers. The Spring Valley man was in the shoulder on the eastbound side of the highway near mile marker 14.6 (Bethel Township) in a disabled Nissan Sentra when he was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer around 2 a.m., PA State Police said. יונגערמאן געהאט א שווערע עקסידענט אין דארף רחמים שמים מרובים האט אינזין שמאול יצחק בן חוה לאה לרפואה שלימה pic.twitter.com/gUconOhvtU — Hasidic_3 (@Hasidic_3) January 24, 2022 His vehicle was sent …
2 Teens Hospitalized After Car Slides Into Tree, Fence In Berks County 2 Teens Hospitalized After Car Slides Into Tree, Fence In Berks County
2 Teens Hospitalized After Car Slides Into Tree, Fence In Berks County Two teenagers were injured after a car slid off a wet road and struck a tree and fence in Berks County on Christmas Day, authorities said. The car was headed north on Rake Road in Centre Township when it slid through a curve, crossed into the oncoming lane, and struck a tree off the road at 7 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police said in a Jan. 5 news release. The car continued forward until it hit a fence on a property in the 1500 block of Rake Road, where it came to a final stop, state police said. The 16-year-old driver and his 14-year-old passenger were taken by EMS to Reading Hospital with …
Authorities ID Route 222 Crash Victim As Exeter Township Man: Report Authorities ID Route 222 Crash Victim As Exeter Township Man: Report
Authorities ID Route 222 Crash Victim As Exeter Township Man: Report The victim in a crash last week on Route 222 in Berks County has been identified, The Reading Eagle reports. Kevin Crossett, 28, died Sunday at Reading Hospital, three days after sustaining injuries in a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Route 222 between Evansville and Pleasant Hill Road in Maidencreek Township, the news outlet says citing authorities. The crash closed the road for several hours as police investigated, according to the outlet. Click here for the full report from The Reading Eagle.
1 Killed, 1 Hurt In I-78 Crash: PA State Police 1 Killed, 1 Hurt In I-78 Crash: PA State Police
1 Killed, 1 Hurt In I-78 Crash: PA State Police One person was killed and another hurt in a crash early Friday morning on I-78 in Berks County, authorities said. A tractor-trailer was stopped on the side of the road around 5:45 a.m. when a box truck traveling westbound near mile marker 29.3 in Tilden Township, struck the back of the tractor-trailer, Pennsylvania State Police said. The passenger of the box truck was pronounced dead while its driver was taken to Reading Hospital with moderate injuries, police said. The westbound lanes of I-78 were closed for several hours before reopening around 11 a.m., according to state police. Anyone…
Death Toll Rises To 5 In I-78 Crashes, Victims Identified Death Toll Rises To 5 In I-78 Crashes, Victims Identified
Death Toll Rises To 5 In I-78 Crashes, Victims Identified A fifth person has died after two separate crashes Tuesday on I-78 eastbound in Berks County, authorities said. Joshua D. Del Toro, 21, of Reading was pronounced dead at 9:47 p.m. Wednesday at Reading Hospital, the Berks County Coroner's Office said Thursday. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday evening at Reading Hospital.  Del Toro was a front seat passenger in a sedan involved in a chain reaction crash caused by a tractor-trailer that did not slow down for stopped traffic around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at mile marker 18.1 in Upper Tulpehocken Township, Pennsylvania State Police said.…
1 Hospitalized In Reading Shooting, Police Say 1 Hospitalized In Reading Shooting, Police Say
1 Hospitalized In Reading Shooting, Police Say Police are looking for a suspect in a shooting that injured one person in Reading on Tuesday. Officers responded to the 800 block of Ritter Street around 5:30 p.m. and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, Reading police chief Richard Tornielli said in a Wednesday release. The victim, later identified as 28-year-old Oliver Espiritu, was taken to Reading Hospital for treatment, police said. Investigators learned that an unidentified man approached Espiritu, who was sitting inside a car, and fired multiple shots at him, according to police. The suspect then fled the ar…
Arrest Made In Broad Daylight Killing Of Berks Man, 30 Arrest Made In Broad Daylight Killing Of Berks Man, 30
Arrest Made In Broad Daylight Killing Of Berks Man, 30 Berks County investigators have made an arrest in connection with the broad-daylight killing of a 30-year-old Exeter man on the streets of Reading. Aeneas O’Brien, 19, fatally shot Leonard King Jr. in the 500 block of Penn Street near 6th Street around 1:20 p.m. Monday, Reading police chief Richard Tornielli said in a Wednesday release. The two men were involved in "some type of altercation" before the gunfire broke out, police previously said. The incident apparently started when King began yelling obscenities as he crossed the street, WFMZ reports citing court documents.  Meanwhile…
Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife
Dad Dies Suddenly After Surprise Trip Home To Kiss His Wife A Central Pennsylvania community is mourning the loss of a father-of-four who collapsed shortly after a surprise trip home from work just to kiss his wife, those who knew him said. Joseph M. Matonti IV, 40, of Coatesville, told his wife he wasn’t feeling well and collapsed in her arms in the driveway, according to a GoFundMe launched by family friend, JenMarie Macdonald. EMS was soon called and Matonti was rushed to Brandywine Hospital, and then life-flighted to Reading Hospital, according to the page. Once in Reading, he underwent emergency surgery and was put on life support, but he unfo…
Fight In Reading Leads To Deadly Shooting, Police Say Fight In Reading Leads To Deadly Shooting, Police Say
Fight In Reading Leads To Deadly Shooting, Police Say UPDATE: An arrest has been made in connection with the fatal shooting, authorities announced Wednesday. -------------------------------------------------- A man was fatally shot during a fight in Reading Monday afternoon, authorities said. A 30-year-old man from Exeter was involved in "some type of altercation" in the 500 block of Penn Street near 6th Street around 1:20 p.m., Reading police said. The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was taken to Reading Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police. No arrests have been made. The suspect is described as a man…