Officials are investigating a car crash that killed a man and injured a teenager in Absecon, New Jersey.

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A teenage boy from Galloway Township was driving on Route 30 near Haddon Avenue on Sunday at 6:48 p.m. As he was driving, investigators say a 57-year-old man ran in front of traffic in an attempt to cross the road.

The man was struck by the car and was later pronounced dead at the scene. He has not yet been identified.

The teen driver was taken to the Atlanticare Regional Medical Center-Mainland Campus for treatment.
White Horse Pike eastbound was closed for about two hours before it later reopened.

Police continue to investigate the crash.

It was the second fatal accident in as many nights on Route 30. On Saturday, shortly after 10 p.m., one person was killed and another injured after their vehicle struck a barrier and overturned.

Competing in the Broad Street Run is exciting enough for any runner from our region. But for 28-year-old Alexandra Brangan, it’s what happened right after the race that still has her in shock.

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Brangan, who was participating in her third Broad Street Run, crossed the finish line shortly before 11 a.m. She immediately began looking for her loved ones who had come to support her, including her boyfriend of nearly four years, 33-year-old Stephen Dowling.

“Obviously I was exhausted,” Brangan said. “I was looking for him and a crowd of people. When I found my family and friends. I walked up to him and I saw that everybody was standing there and there was more family there than I had thought was coming.”

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That’s when Dowling popped the question.

“He just looked at me and said, ‘I love you, it’s happening,’” Brangan said. “He got down on his knee and then my jaw hit the floor. I was definitely in awe and shock.”

Dowling, who met Brangan when they both worked at Ladder 15, admits that he had a little help coming up with the idea for the proposal.

“My mother called me up one day and thought of the idea,” Dowling said. “I was thinking of other places and my mother called me and said she thought this would be the best idea.”

Brangan says she would rate the proposal a “20 out of 10.”

“It was absolutely amazing,” she said.

Still, she isn't in any rush to start the wedding planning just yet.

“I just wanna enjoy the excitement,” Brangan said while laughing. “I’ll worry about the stress of planning later.”

What is it about Shaun White that drives Carly Monzo crazy? It starts with what’s on top of his head.

“I love that luscious orange hair of his,” said the 18-year-old Flourtown resident while laughing.

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Monzo, a senior at Mount St. Joseph Academy, says she’s always had a huge crush on the two-time Olympic gold medal-winning snowboarder.

“I love his personality,” she said. “He’s so funny! I could watch interviews with him all day, every day and never get bored. “

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It was this obsession that sparked an idea that even Monzo admits seemed far-fetched at the time. The thought first popped into her head as her friends and classmates began searching for dates for their senior prom.

“Everyone was stressing out about prom,” Monzo said. “I was like ‘guys, I’m gonna ask Shaun White to the prom.’”

Naturally, her friends laughed it off. As they soon learned however, Monzo was completely serious.

“I just wouldn’t stop thinking about it,” she said. “I had to do it.”

With her friends' help, Monzo made a video asking White to the prom. The video, recorded with a GoPro camera (one of White’s sponsors), features music from White’s rock band “Bad Things.”

The funny clip features just about anything you could ask for in four minutes, including clever editing, tricky camera shots, comedy, old Shaun White interviews and cameos from Monzo’s friends.

Once the video was completed, Monzo posted it and sent it to White’s Twitter account.

“I just copied the link and Tweeted it,” she said. “I asked everyone to retweet it and favorite it.”

After a month with no response, Monzo figured her video was lost in the millions of tweets that her celeb crush normally receives. It’s a belief she held Friday night when she attended her prom at the Whitemarsh Valley Country Club.

That all changed once she arrived and a school staffer called out her name.

“I thought I was in trouble,” Monzo said. “I went out to the front and then all of a sudden the curtain on this photo booth dropped.”

Behind the curtain was none other than White and his band "Bad Things."

“His band just started playing!” Monzo said. “I literally was just speechless. And I’m never speechless, I could talk forever.”

As the song ended and Monzo slowly regained her ability to speak, she could only think of one word to say.

“I got up on the stage after the song was over and I was like, ‘hiiiii,’” Monzo said. “He said hi back. It was all kind of a blur after that.”

#selfie is the new prom pose #ShaunSaidYes #promcrashers @badthings pic.twitter.com/jh7d6ii8Ge

— Shaun White (@shaun_white) May 3, 2014

One moment Monzo remembers clearly though is slow dancing with Shaun to "At Last" by Etta James.

“The whole crowd starts chanting, ‘Kiss! Kiss!’” Monzo said. “So he gave me a little peck on the cheek.”

Contrary to what Monzo originally thought, White had seen her tweet and planned to attend her prom with his band about a month in advance. Monzo says some of her friends were in on it and helped keep the surprise date a secret.

Hey @carlymonzo #promcrashers #badthings #ShaunSaidYes pic.twitter.com/QaevescENw

— Shaun White (@shaun_white) May 3, 2014

It was an experience that Monzo will cherish forever, though she does have one regret.

“Everyone was like, ‘you didn’t get his number!’” she said. “But I was so frozen in the moment that I didn’t even think about it.”

Fortunately, Monzo will still have the chance. Since their date, Monzo says White has kept in touch.

"He tweeted at me a few times," she said.

With the incredible night still fresh in her head, Monzo has advice for anyone else who dreams of one day meeting their celebrity crush.

“Give it your all and go for it!” she said. “You never know! Follow your dreams!”

An Orlando-bound US Airways jet hit severe turbulence climbing into the skies over the Philadelphia region on Sunday, injuring six people and forcing the pilot to abort the flight.

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US Airways Flight 735, filled with 265 passengers and 10 crew, took off from Philadelphia International Airport around 4 p.m. on Sunday and had reached 17,000 feet when it hit the volatile air, airline spokesman Bill McGlashen told NBC10.com.

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"It felt like we hit a speed bump in mid-air," passenger Paul LaBruna. "Everyone around me was buckled and I could still see them get about 2 to 3 feet up in their seats while buckled."

The 28-year-old South Philadelphian, who was traveling to Orlando to take part in his sister's wedding at Walt Disney World, said one woman came fully out of her seat and slammed into the bulkhead above.

"A lady sitting a few rows from me near the window went so high her head cracked the plastic ceiling," LaBruna said. Further up he said a flight attendant standing in the aisle flew into the air -- hitting her head and feet on the ceiling.

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"A minute or two after, the pilot came over [the PA system] and asked if there was a doctor on board. Eventually he just turned around," LaBruna said.

The pilot decided to abort the trip and return to Philadelphia International Airport where the plane landed normally, according to McGlashen, the airline spokesman.

In all, six people were hurt when the Airbus A330 was tossed violently -- four passengers and two flight attendants, the spokesman said. The fasten seat belt sign was illuminated at the time.

Three of the injured passengers and the two flight attendants were taken to local hospitals for treatment, according to McGlashen. He said the flight attendants had since been released.

LaBruna said he worked for Southwest Airlines in the past and has flown many times, but had never experienced such violent turbulence.

"It was pretty scary," he said.

Other passengers on the flight tweeted about the incident: 

Nice flight until we hit Philly then turbulence so bad everyone clapped when we finally landed. I blame the Flyers.

— Mel (@jane_anon) May 4, 2014

My flight #US735 from Philadelphia to Orlando just landed back in Philly - two injured after sever turbulence

— Cleston Oliveira (@ClesTwits) May 4, 2014

McGlashen said most of the flight's passengers decided to continue on their trip to Orlando. The new flight took off from Philadelphia around 9 p.m. on Sunday and arrived in Florida at 11:15 p.m. without incident.

A Southwest Philadelphia gas station attendant was tied up, robbed and hit by gunfire early Monday morning, Philadelphia Police say.

The robbery took place at the Hess station along the 2400 block of Island Avenue around 5 a.m. on Monday.

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Police tell NBC10.com three men somehow got to the attendant -- who was working from inside the station's office and is separated from the outside by glass.

The men then tied up the worker and stole an undetermined amount of cash, investigators say. The man was also grazed in the head by a bullet during the ordeal.

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The attendant was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for treatment. He remains there in stable condition, police say.

The only description police had for the men were that they were wearing hoodies.

The gas station remains closed as officials investigate the incident.

Detectives say the men may also be responsible for the robbery of another Hess station, located at 61st Street and Passyunk Avenue, last week. They are currently investigating a possible link.

Delaware State Police say five people were injured when a car and motorcycle crashed in the Felton area.

The motorcycle was traveling north on Route 13 on Sunday afternoon when police say a southbound Dodge Intrepid turned into the motorcycle's path.

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The operator and passenger were thrown from the motorcycle. Police say both were taken to area hospitals in stable condition, but did not release more details. Police say neither was wearing a helmet.

Police say the driver of the car and two children in her car were treated at an area hospital for injuries that are not thought to be life threatening and released.

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The driver, 68-year-old Wyonia Hughes of Felton, was cited for failure to yield the right of way at a cross over.

Felton is about 11 miles south of Dover, Del.

City officials and representatives from Tinicum Township, Delaware County and the Interboro School District today announced a landmark agreement in the multi-billion dollar Philadelphia International Airport Capacity Enhancement Program (CEP).

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Airport CEO Mark Gale said the agreement reached will allow the $6.4 billion expansion project to move forward without having to displace 300 residents in 72 Tinicum Township homes.

"This agreement settles a longstanding dispute and provides us all the tools to move forward in a manner than advances the necessary airport redevelopment and provides benefits to our neighbors in Delaware County," Gale said at the afternoon news conference.

Airport officials began evaluating the facility's future needs in 1999. Under a 10-year planning process and a 7-year environmental review, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials concluded that an expansion would be necessary to address problems with excessive flight delays due to airfield congestion at the airport.

The CEP was initiated to keep up with anticipated growth in traffic at the airport--one of the busiest in the nation--which served more than 30 million passengers and accommodated nearly 433,000 takeoffs and landings last year.

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Tinicum Township residents have been fighting the proposed expansion for more than 10 years.

The initial expansion plans called for the installation of a new runway along the Delaware River, that required the relocation of a United Postal Services (UPS) facility, and the demolition of more than 70 homes and almost a dozen Tinicum Township businesses.

Today's announcement provided details of a new proposal that spares Tinicum residents' homes and businesses.

Key features of the expansion project include a 1,500 foot runway extension, a new Automated People Mover system, a consolidated rental car facility, and numerous airport rehabilitation projects such as roof, window, and escalator replacements, new restrooms, and security upgrades.

Tinicum Board of Commissioners President Tom Giancristoforo Jr. said the details of the proposed agreement will be presented to Tinicum Township residents in a town hall meeting later this week.

The airport supports more than 140,000 jobs and contributes $14.4 billion in annual revenue to the regional economy.

The legendary Roots crew is back for the Wawa Welcome America 4th of July Jam. The hometown band will share the 4th of July stage with a big lineup.

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Wawa Welcome America announced that Ed Sheeran, Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Hudson, Aloe Blacc, Ariana Grande and Vicc Martinez will also perform.

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The weeklong 4th of July celebration begins on June 28. All the events are all free and family-oriented. The Liberty Block Party, touted as the largest block party, kicks things off on June 28 at the Shops at Liberty Place from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. The highlight of the week is the 4th of July Jam which takes place July 4 all day on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 

A star high school basketball player sought after by several colleges, who was an innocent bystander in a triple shooting last month, has died.

Devin Bullock, a 19-year-old senior at New Media Technology Charter School, succumbed to his injuries late Sunday night at Hahnemann University Hospital, the teen's family told NBC10.com.

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Bullock suffered severe wounds to his leg and groin after being shot on the evening of April 23 along the 2500 block of W. Thompson Street in the Brewerytown section of Philadelphia.

The teen was standing with two friends, both 22-year-olds, when police say James Cole drove up to the trio and opened fire from inside a black car with tinted windows. Police say Cole, 21, had gotten into a heated argument with one of the other men two days before the shooting.

Bullock was most seriously wounded and had to have his right leg amputated over the course of his treatment, his family said.

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"He worked so hard, he was so dedicated," Crystal Evans, the teen's sister, told NBC10.com on Friday. "Dedicated to being a man. Dedicated to being a leader and being an example. They took that from him."

Cole surrendered to detectives on Saturday and was charged with three counts of Attempted Murder and related offenses.

NBC10.com reached out to police to see if one of the charges will now be upgraded to murder.

PHOTO: A mughshot of James Cole, 21, provided by the Philadelphia Police Department.

Residents of a student housing building on Rowan University's campus in Glassboro, N.J. were evacuated Tuesday morning after a gas odor was detected.

The building houses approximately 50 students who were evacuated around 8:20 after a lawnmower hit a gas line, causing a minor leak.

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Fire crews and police investigated the incident, a quick repair was made and students were allowed to return to their residences about an hour later.

No one was injured in the incident.




 

A fire burned through a South Jersey bar Tuesday morning, leaving the building badly charred.

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Flames broke out around 6 a.m. Tuesday at the Double Eagle Saloon-Deck Bar & Grill along Panther Road in Vineland, N.J.

As SkyForce10 hovered overhead, you could see firefighters dousing the blaze as white smoke poured into the air.

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There were no reports of injuries.

The cause of the fire remained under investigation Tuesday morning.

The Double Eagle is a popular bar and restaurant in Cumberland County that hosts private events and public events, including a Cinco de Mayo party Monday night.

According to the restaurant's website, the Double Eagle opened in Vineland's New Italy neighborhood in the 1920 and was considered a speakeasy during prohibition. In 2011, the Double Eagle name was resurrected when new owners took over the Good Sports Bar & Grill.

A Delaware man turned himself into police yesterday to face charges that his reckless behavior led to his baby’s death.

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Delaware State Police said that on Oct. 11, paramedics responded to the unit block of Marshview Drive in the St. Jones Common Mobile Home Park in Magnolia for the report of an unresponsive 6-month-old girl.

Medics rushed Aryanna Mosley to the hospital but she died shortly after arriving at Kent General Hospital in Dover.

Detectives went to investigate and focused in on the Aryanna’s father, Randy Mosley.

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Police said that Mosley placed Aryanna in her bassinet early that morning. Around 7:30 a.m. when the girl woke up crying, police say that Mosley moved her to another room of the trailer where he changed her and placed her back in the bassinet with a bottle of formula.

Investigators said that Mosley wrapped a blanket around his daughter’s head “in order to prop the bottle in her mouth.”

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Police said Mosley left an opening in the blanket to give the girl room to breathe. He also allegedly propped a blanket under Aryanna so that her arms wouldn’t knock the bottle out of place.

Investigators said that Mosley woke up around 12:50 p.m. and checked on Aryanna. He told investigators that it appeared Aryanna was still sleeping – the bottle out of her mouth and the blanket covering her mouth.

Mosley did some chores around the home and when he returned about 30 minutes later he noticed that Aryanna hadn’t moved.

Police said Mosley tried to wake her up by moving her foot but she didn’t respond.

Police said Mosley then called the girl’s mother -- who was at work at the time -- and that the mother called 911.

No official cause of death was determined despite an autopsy being performed on Aryanna shortly after the death.

As investigators awaited an official cause, the Attorney General's Office issued an arrest warrant for Mosley.

Mosley surrendered Monday to face a child endangerment felony count that his intentional or reckless acts caused death.

He was arraigned and released after posting $5,000 bond.

New helmet cam video from one of the extreme-skydiving enthusiasts accused of parachuting off the World Trade Center was posted online Monday, just before their arraignment.

Video from the leap off the 1,776-foot tower was posted to YouTube Monday and is the second such clip released since the three daredevils were arrested in the Sept. 30 jump.

The video shows one parachutist, Marko Markovich, coasting over the Hudson River before he lands in a lower Manhattan park near the West Side Highway.

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Markovich and co-jumpers James Brady and Andrew Rossig pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the charges, including trespassing and felony burglary. 

The jumpers don't deny the stunt, but their lawyers argued in court that they should not be facing felony charges, particularly burglary. The attorneys contend that the prosecutors are claiming the men unlawfully entered the World Trade Center with the intent of committing a crime inside.

"Just from a legal standpoint," said lawyer Timothy Parlatore, "base jumping is, by its very nature, is committed outside of a building."

The jump, along with the arrest of a teenage boy who climbed to the top of the tower in March, has raised questions about the security of the Financial District site, which is supposed to be one of the most tightly protected areas in the country.

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Hundreds of Philadelphia high schoolers whose class-cutting put their prom plans in jeopardy have gotten the chance to reclaim their big night — with care packages for United States troops in Afghanistan.

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South Philadelphia High School officials informed their nearly 500 juniors and seniors last month that half of them were ineligible to attend prom because they had cut class too many times, in a follow-up to a September assembly outlining who would be eligible for prom.

Students who had cut class more than 20 times lost their prom privilege, they said. The "cuts" list was posted so everyone could publicly see who was affected, and the most serious class-cutter had 420 cuts.

"They thought we weren't serious," school counselor Pierre LaRocco said. "Men and women overseas are fighting for your freedom, and you're using that freedom to walk around the hallways."

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Adara Jones, 17, hadn't realized she had 23 "cuts." She and her friends were frantic when they learned they wouldn't be able to attend prom.

LaRocco and principal Otis Hackney III wanted to make prom possible while also making sure students had earned the opportunity to attend, so they came up with a way for students to earn back their prom rights: They brought in the troops.

Well, not exactly.

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Hackney decided what the students needed was to do something selfless for others, and the school initiated its own service project to support U.S. troops.

Students barred from attending the prom can create a care package for U.S. troops — specifically, for South Philadelphia High's 2012 graduate John Russino's unit serving in Afghanistan — to earn back their prom privileges.

"This is a great cause to help students find their way and show support to our fellow soldiers overseas," said Russino.

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For every 20 times a student cut class, a student must submit a care package and a personal letter to a service man or woman to earn back their prom. So if a student has 101 cuts, she must submit five care packages.

"I think it's a good opportunity. It not only gives students a chance to get their 'cuts' off but also gives back to the soldiers," student Adara Jones said.

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Each prom-to-troops care package contains beef jerky, nuts, sunflower seeds, granola bars, Crystal Light singles and lip balm. Its estimated value is about $25.

"These gift boxes will lift the morale of the troops. Soldiers are serving overseas and risking their lives. Free education, not taking full advantage of it," said ROTC teacher Timothy Mack. "This is a great way to help soldiers and the students."

Students have until May 9 to create a package. As of Monday, the school has received 10 packages.

Councilman Jim Kenney heard about the project and connected the school with the Liberty USO, which has come forward to cover the cost of shipping the boxes.

The prom takes place June 6 at the Double Tree Hilton on Broad Street. With 250 students ineligible for prom, the school expects hundreds of care packages to come in to support the women and men serving abroad.

Contact Sarah Glover at 610-668-5580, sarah.glover@nbcuni.com or follow @skyphoto on Twitter.

A counselor at a New Jersey women's clinic says she filmed her own abortion to show that the procedure is "safe" and to help support other women through the process.

Emily Letts, a 25-year-old former professional actress, had been working at the Cherry Hill Women's Center for about a year when she learned in November that she was pregnant. In a column for Cosmopolitan posted this week, Letts writes that it was her first pregnancy -- an unplanned one -- and she had no long-term partner.

"I knew I wasn't ready to take care of a child," Letts wrote. 

Letts said she decided to have an abortion at her own clinic. It was early in the pregnancy, about two to three weeks, she said. Having searched online herself and been unable to find a video of what the procedure actually looks like, she decided to film it -- in part to educate other women who feared it.

"A first trimester abortion takes three to five minutes. It is safer than giving birth. There is no cutting, and risk of infertility is less than 1 percent," Letts wrote. "Yet women come into the clinic all the time terrified that they are going to be cut open, convinced that they won’t be able to have kids after the abortion. The misinformation is amazing."

The anti-abortion group New Jersey Right to Life said Tuesday "it's truly sad that an aspiring actress would use this venue" to achieve notoriety.

"Ending a pregnancy through the violence of abortion is not compassionate and is never safe for the defenseless baby who is torn to bits in his or her mother's womb," said executive director Marie Tasy.

Letts said she opted for a surgical abortion with local anesthesia and no IV sedation because she wanted to experience the type of procedure women considering abortions most feared and to be able to better relate to the women who visited the Cherry Hill clinic seeking her help and advice.

The video, which she posted on Facebook, is not graphic and shows Letts humming throughout the quick procedure. She says she received some hateful feedback, but also some that was positive. 

She says she hoped to inspire other women to not feel guilty about making the decision to have an abortion. 

"Our society breeds this guilt. We inhale it from all directions. Even women who come to the clinic completely solid in their decision to have an abortion say they feel guilty for not feeling guilty," Letts wrote. "I didn't feel bad ... and I am grateful that I can share my story and inspire other women to stop the guilt."

 

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The filmmaker behind a movie about the "House of Horrors" abortion doctor convicted of murdering babies born alive says his crowdfunding campaign has broken an Indiegogo record. As of Tuesday, the Gosnell Movie campaign raised $1.9 million of the $2.1 million goal, the most amount raised for a film on Indiegogo. 

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"I was thinking we were going to beat the (most money raised) target, but not win and become the most successful failure ever on crowdfunding," said journalist and filmmaker Phelim McAleer. "But, we should make the fundraising goal. We're averaging $30,000 per day."

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McAleer says he'd love to shoot in Philadelphia, as the city is a large character in the film but it will just depend on the final film's budget.

The Gosnell Movie project hast just seven days left to raise $200,000. So far, there are 19,920 funders supporting it. According to the Indiegogo website, the Gosnell Movie is listed as number one for the most funds raised for a film, besting actor James Franco's film. The Gosnell Movie has a clear lead with the second highest film raising $898,144. 

McAleer turned to Indiegogo after he says rival crowfunding website Kickstarter tried to censor his film. To celebrate the Indiegogo crowdfunding milestone, the Gosnell Movie project put an advertisement on a billboard near Kickstarter's offices in New York City. 

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McAleer used the popular Kickstarter site for his first film project "FrackNation," which was supported by 3,305 people who donated $212,000. Kickstarter, he says, tried to censor his next project because they asked him to remove parts of the descption that stated "1000s of babies stabbed to death" and "1000s of babies murdered." Gosnell was convicted in July of murdering three babies that were born alive in his West Philadelphia abortion clinic.

"We just couldn’t start telling this story by buying into an act of censorship. We walked away," McAleer told NBC10. "(The subject matter) is going to offend. We are not going to be part of community that’s offended by the truth."

While in Philadelphia producing his film "FrackNation" last year, McAleer found himself with three days off and a break from the film. So he opened the newspaper to find out what the big stories were in Philadelphia.

Pictured at right: Producers Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer

The case of Gosnell stunned him. The abortion doctor ran a clinic in West Philadelphia for years and stored fetuses in jars. Gosnell was convicted of murdering three babies that were born alive, killing them by snipping their spinal cords with scissors.

In addition to first degree murder, Gosnell was convicted of 233 additional counts, avoided a death sentence and is serving life in prison. In a separate federal case, he was found guilty of running a "pill mill."

The trial was dubbed the "House of Horrors" by local media. After the trial, there was a movement by religious entities, including the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, to bury the Gosnell fetuses, or "babies" as they were referred to.

McAleer, who was born in Ireland, says he had no idea how abortions worked in the U.S. before reading about the case. He decided to spend his three days off in court listening to testimony to learn more.

The producer was left with a horrifying picture of abortion, as he didn't know a six-month fetus could be aborted. McAleer felt the national media was for the most part void in telling the story. So he decided his next film would be a story on the Gosnell case and he'd rely on crowdfunding again to make the film possible.

After the producers meet the Indiegogo fundraising goal, they plan to hire a writer, director and release the made for television movie sometime next year. McAleer descibes the movie as a docudrama that tells Gosnell's story and the media cover-up.

 Contact Sarah Glover at 610-668-5580, sarah.glover@nbcuni.com or follow @skyphoto on Twitter.

A man walking down a busy University City street on Tuesday morning was thrown from a 38 foot high bridge after holding onto a light pole trying to avoid a violent car crash.

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The 27-year-old pedestrian was walking down an elevated portion of Walnut Street just before 10 a.m. when the driver of a blue 2005 Mercury Montego sedan ran a red light traveling south on 30th Street, according to University of Pennsylvania safety officials. That car collided with a red 2011 Toyota Camry traveling west on Walnut Street.

Officials say the man jumped out of the way to avoid being hurt and grabbed onto a traffic light pole on the sidewalk. The blue Mercury then crashed into the light pole with so much force it and the man were sent flying off the roadway and down to the ground more than 38 feet below, officials say.

Police originally thought the elevated roadway was as tall as 60 feet, but reduced the height after conducting measurements.

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Maureen Rush, Vice President for Public Safety at the University of Pennsylvania, says high speed and a "lot of force" led to the freak accident.

"There is an indentation of the wheels on the cement," she said. "It's just an absolutely bizarre situation, particularly for the pedestrian who really tried to avoid being struck."

Rush said Philadelphia Gas Works employees were working on the street below the roadway and witnessed the fall.

"All of a sudden we heard this big boom, this loud noise. We looked up, we see the traffic pole come down and hit the ground first, then he came next," witness Leroy Jackson told NBC10.com.

Jackson and other witnesses said the man was conscious and trying to talk after the fall, but was in severe pain with what appeared to be two broken legs and head injuries.

"He was trying to move, but we told him to stay still until the ambulance came," Jackson said.

PHOTO: View from SkyForce10 shows the scene of the crash and where the man landed on street below.

The pedestrian was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and is listed in extremely critical condition, officials said. Officials have not yet released the man's identity. Students tell NBC10 however that the victim is a 27-year-old man who just recently joined Penn's prestigious Lauder Institute at the Wharton Business School to study international business.

"Tonight was supposed to be a welcome party for the new students,' said Paul Baek, a student at Penn. "So everyone is very concerned. I know he's a first year and he just arrived probably this week and it's the second day of class. I hope he makes a recovery quickly." 

The 43-year-old driver of the blue car, which ran the light, is also listed in critical condition. The 69-year-old driver of the red car, which was hit, suffered minor injuries and stayed at the scene to speak with detectives.

The scene of the crash is on the fringes of Penn's campus near the popular Penn Park and World Cafe Live.

Rush said Philadelphia Police's Accident Investigation Division is investigating the crash and that Penn Police are assisting.

Contact Vince Lattanzio at 610.668.5532, vince.lattanzio@nbcuni.com or follow @VinceLattanzio on Twitter.

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Philadelphia Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a man who was caught on camera exposing himself and masturbating on a crowded SEPTA bus. Police have not released the man's name. 

According to police, a woman said she was sitting on a SEPTA Route 23 bus on Friday when the man sitting next to her began to masturbate in front of her. The woman then took oher phone and recorded the man in the act.

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“You know this is on video, right?” the woman asks. “You really wanna do that? I have it on my phone.”

In the video, the man continues to expose himself, ignoring the woman’s questions.

“Are you crazy?” she then asks. “Do you see how many people are on this bus? Do you see a child behind you? You are disgusting.”

The video then shows the man turning towards the woman.

"Are you serious right now?" he asks. “I’m standing here the whole time. Why wouldn’t you just say something?"

“Does someone need to tell you not to touch yourself in public on a bus?” the woman replies.

The video then shows the man leaving the bus as more people confront him.

Both the woman and the bus driver later notified police. The woman was also interviewed by officials with the Special Victims Unit who are handling the investigation.

The video quickly went viral after it was shared on the People of SEPTA Facebook page.

Joanna Logan, a passenger on the Route 23 bus, was shocked when she watched the video.

"Shocked, surprised and disgusted," Logan said.

Logan, who has a daughter, says she's most concerned about the fact that a young girl was sitting behind the man.

"It's just a repulsive idea all together," said Charles Brown, a Temple University student. "I don't understand why someone would do something like that." 

Police say they know the man's identity but have not yet made an arrest. Detectives submitted an affidavit and are waiting for a warrant to be approved.

The Route 23 bus runs from Chestnut Hill to South Philadelphia. It is currently the longest bus route in the city.