Tag: Traumatic Brain Injury
Drunk Birthday Hit-And-Run Leaves Woman In Coma: Bethlehem Police
A drunk driving hit-and-run that left a young woman in a coma has ended in a guilty verdict, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, April 28.
Leroy Mendez, 37, of Bethlehem, was found guilty following a non-jury trial on charges including aggravated assault, aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, accidents involving death or personal injury, insurance fraud, and DUI-related offenses, according to the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office.
The charges stem from a crash on the unit block of East 4th Street around 1:32 a.m. on July 19, when 24-year-old Erykah Ramos was standing next to a…
Burglar Who Shot Holtsville Man In Head Indicted Months After Victim Dies: Authorities
A burglar who burst into a Long Island home and shot a man in the head has been indicted on murder charges four months after his death, authorities announced Tuesday, April 7.
Dynasty Sanders, a 21-year-old North Carolina woman, broke into the Holtsville home of Stephen McCoy in the early afternoon on Oct. 20, 2024, and demanded money from McCoy and his wife, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
McCoy, then 52, fought Sanders even though she was armed, but she overpowered him and shot him in the head, prosecutors said. McCoy’s wife escaped the scene, and Sanders fled without …
Driver 5X Legal Limit Crushes Pedestrian At 70 MPH In Manheim Twp: DA
A Lancaster city man who drove drunk with a suspended license, slammed into a pedestrian, then crashed moments later, has pleaded guilty to felony charges, prosecutors announced on Friday, Dec. 5.
Tyler Anthony Stewart, 31, of the 1300 block of Calvert Lane, entered his plea before Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker on Friday, Nov. 17, admitting to three felonies — Aggravated Assault by Vehicle While DUI, Accidents Involving Death or Injury While Not Licensed, and Aggravated Assault by Vehicle — along with six related misdemeanor and summary offenses.
Stewart will be sentenced following…
Allentown School Bus Crash Kills Syrian Man Decades Later: Coroner
A man who was struck by a school bus more than two decades ago in Allentown has died, surrounded by family, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
Nassim Younes, 86, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 25, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, from traumatic brain injuries sustained in a crash on Friday, Jan. 4, 2002. He was crossing the 300 block of W. Tilghman Street when he was hit by a school bus, according to the coroner.
Born on Jan. 5, 1939, in Amar, Syria, to the late Elias and Aziza Younes, Nassim migrated to the United States in 1976. He worked at Quaker Sho…
Dine-n-Dasher Attacked Restaurant Owner In Albany, Causing Brain Injury: Jury
A diner trying to skip out on his bill attacked a Capital Region restaurant owner, leaving the victim with brain damage, a jury found.
Lucas Healey, 43, of Albany, was found guilty of robbery and assault following a three-day trial in Albany Supreme Court on Monday, Jan. 27.
Healey was dining and drinking at Shogun Sushi & Sake Bar on Madison Avenue in Albany on May 29, 2024, when he attempted to leave after only paying $50 of his $425 bill, the Albany County DA’s office said.
When restaurant employees confronted him outside and asked him to return to pay the remainder of his bill, an …
Ex-Waterbury Official Sentenced For Hit-Run Crash That Left Teen With Severe Brain Injury
A former Connecticut zoning official has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading no contest to a drunken hit-and-run crash that left a teenager with severe brain damage, authorities said.
John Egan, 59, the former chair of Waterbury’s zoning commission, received a 10-year sentence on Tuesday, Jan. 7, with all but two years suspended, authorities said.
Egan struck Brian Calle, then 17, as he rode his scooter home from work just after midnight on May 26, 2023, at the intersection of Highland Avenue and West Main Street. Egan allegedly fled the scene, leaving Calle critically inju…
Crash Leaves 5-Year-Old Nonverbal With Brain Injury; High PA Mom Charged: Affidavit
A mother is facing charges after a crash in Fairview Township left her 5-year-old daughter with a brain injury, rendering her nonverbal and minimally responsive. Daily Voice obtained these court documents on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
Meghan N. Wise, 29, was driving on Nauvoo Road during heavy rain around 12:45 a.m. on September 22 when she failed to navigate a curve, causing her 2005 Nissan Murano to veer off the road. The car struck an embankment, dropped 10 feet, and flipped onto its side, court documents state.
Wise’s 5-year-old daughter, identified as K.P. in the affidavit, suffered a traum…
$90K+ Raised For Springfield Family After Fatal Hit-Run I-95 Crash
A community is mourning their loss after a 32-year-old woman died due to a traumatic brain injury following a hit-run crash on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia.
Tess Kathryn Fox, most recently of Springfield, Pennsylvania but formerly of West Deptford, New Jersey, died on Saturday, Sept. 14 as a result of the crash on Interstate 95 near Philadelphia International Airport on Saturday, Sept. 7, Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Thursday, Sept. 19, and as detailed in obituary published by McGuinness Funeral Homes.
She was an organ donor, according to the obituary.&nbs…
