A broken axle finally stopped a car that went careening into cars parked along a Northeast Philadelphia early Monday.
Philadelphia Police received calls around 1 a.m. that a driver was crashing into parked cars along Horrocks Street near Knorr Street.
Police arrived to find at least four cars damaged and the crashing vehicle with a broken axle. The driver of the car, however, was nowhere to be found, said investigators.
Luckily no injuries were reported.
No word yet on the total amount of damage.
A car spun out along one of Philadelphia’s busiest highways getting Monday morning’s commute off to a slow start for some commuters.
The car spun out and hit another vehicle as rain fell along the Roosevelt Boulevard (U.S. Route 1) southbound near Henry Avenue in Philadelphia’s East Falls neighborhood just before 5:30 a.m.
Police reported no serious injuries.
The wreck left all lanes briefly closed before crews reopened the far left lane lane.
Crews cleared the wreck around 6 a.m.
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TODAY'S TOP STORY
Major Construction Project to Close Valley Forge Road Bridge in Chester County: Starting Monday, a bridge in Chester County used by thousands of drivers everyday will be closed due to a major PennDOT construction project. The construction will take place on Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) bridge over Pickering Creek in Schuylkill Township, Chester County on Monday.
It’s all part of a $1.7 million project to rehabilitate the structurally-deficient bridge. Route 23 (Valley Forge Road) will be closed and detoured between Moorehall Drive and McAvoy Lane starting Monday due to the construction, which is expected to be completed in late 2015.
Bring your umbrella and prepare for a rainy and windy commute this morning. Heavy rain should end this afternoon, bringing some sunshine, but thunderstorms may return in the evening. High temp: 78 degrees. Get your full NBC10 First Alert forecast here.
WHAT YOU MISSED YESTERDAY
Car Strikes Teenagers Crossing Roosevelt Boulevard: The two teenage females are said to be OK Monday morning after they were hit by a car on Roosevelt Boulevard Sunday night. Police say the driver who hit them initially kept going but they later returned to the scene, said police. No word on any possible charges.
AROUND THE WORLD
U.S. Arrests Several for Alleged ISIS Support: U.S. law enforcement officials are not only going after active members of ISIS, they're cracking down on ISIS supporters as well. About a half-dozen men were arrested Sunday in Minnesota and California on suspicion of supporting ISIS. One official stressed that the men weren't suspected of plotting attacks inside the U.S. Authorities said the case is under seal and wouldn't offer any further details Sunday night. More information is expected at a news conference at the U.S. attorney's office in Minneapolis.
Eagles to Sign Tim Tebow: The Eagles are expected to sign Tim Tebow to a one-year deal on Monday. The Phillies lost to the Nationals, but Ryan Howard believes his team can turn things around. Get your full sports news at CSNPhilly.
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This photo, taken by @Kavehko shows The Thinker statue, a popular sculpture by Auguste Rodin, which sits outside of the Rodin museum on Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
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Don't blink or you'll miss the quick moment when a family taking a visit to the zoo gets a surprise from a Silverback Gorilla.
A Small Victory for Fliers: If you're planning a summer vacation and are looking for good deals on domestic flights, depending on where you're going, you may see lower prices this year. After years of steadily-rising airfare, travelers this summer can expect a tiny bit of relief — $2.01 in savings to be exact.
The average round trip domestic ticket this summer, including taxes, now stands at $454, down less than a percent from last summer. Vacationers to Europe will fare better with the average ticket down 3 percent to $1,619, about $50 less than last summer. But not all travelers will get to save. Click here to find out if the cost of flights to your destination have fallen.
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Heavy rain took a break late Monday morning but the worst of the wet weather could still come.
NBC10 First Alert Weather chief meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz issued an NBC10 First Alert for late Monday afternoon and evening as the possibility of severe thunderstorms threatened the area.
Heavy rain mixed with strong winds to cause some scattered flooding and power outages in the Philadelphia region as the first part of wet weather struck Monday. Rain, heavy at times, fell early Monday as winds gusted above 20 mph at times.
PECO reported about 10,000 outages by mid-morning with nearly 5,000 in the northern part of Philadelphia alone. The utility said some of the outages were weather related. By noon there were less than 1,000 outages. Over in New Jersey, PSE&G also reported scattered outages.
Flooding slowed traffic along the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) near Girard Avenue. Some flooding hit areas including Chestnut Hill; Darby, Pennsylvania; along Governor Printz Boulevard in Delaware; and other areas as storm drains backed up due to heavy rainfall and debris.
Be careful when driving, especially in areas prone to flooding. Don’t drive through standing water. And, be careful of standing water from blocked drains.
Low clouds and fog remained late Monday morning. As the sun burns off the moisture Monday afternoon, the threat for severe weather increases "for the potential for severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, large hail and possibly, even, a couple of tornadoes in the area," said Glenn.
The greatest threat for severe weather late Monday afternoon was for Delaware, South Jersey, Philadelphia and the immediate suburbs where brief heavy downpours could hit.
Stick with NBC10's apps to get the latest on possible severe weather.
Police say a New Jersey resident was attacked by a coyote while walking his dog Sunday.
Police have not released the extent of the man's injuries. He was attacked near McClellan Street and D'Ercole Court in Norwood.
The attack is the latest brush between humans and coyotes in the tri-state. Last week, a coyote was captured in a park near a church in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood.
Earlier this month, a rabid coyote attacked a Saddle River, New Jersey, man and mauled a neighbor's Labrador retriever. The dog needed about 30 stitches to close the wound left by the coyote and authorities said it would be quarantined for six months because authorities said it wasn't up to date on its rabies vaccinations.
In March, a Closter family said that two roaming coyotes took up residence in an old doghouse, howling at the moon and creating a nightly nuisance.
In January, one coyote was captured on the Upper West Side, while another was rounded up in Stuyvesant Town.
Anyone who sees a wild animal that appears sick or is acting aggressively or is unusually friendly should call police, they say. Coyotes are normally shy animals, according to the Health Department.
Authorities have noted that it's become "quite common for coyotes to enter into urban and residential areas and in many cases make small wooded areas their home," according to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.
People who encounter a coyote should never run away; instead, they're encouraged to "haze" the animal with techniques like making loud noises or throwing sticks or objects towards but not at the coyote, the Humane Society says.
Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly exchanged a counterfeit $20 bill from a passerby in Delaware County early last week.
The suspect, who was dressed as a pizza delivery man, approached a man around 9 p.m. on April 13 and asked for change of a $20 bill near Orange and Jefferson Street in Media.
After the men made their exchange they parted ways, according to police.
Surveillance video from nearby businesses showed the suspect approached other people that night as well.
Police described the man as a 18 to 25-year-old male, wearing dark clothing and carrying a pizza box and a plastic grocery bag.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Media Police Department at 610-565-6655.
A man was arrested after Delaware State Police found a large amount of cigarettes in the car he was driving when they pulled him over for speeding last Wednesday.
Mugahid Tahir Al Ghazali, 25, of New York was driving a rental car north on SR 1 just south of Odessa when police stopped him for speeding. During the traffic stop, the trooper discovered 394 cartons of untaxed cigarettes, according to investigators.
State Police contacted the Delaware Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Enforcement (DATE) who confirmed the cartons were obtained in Virginia and took the man into custody.
He was charged with possession of untaxed cigarettes and attempting to evade Delaware excise tax.
His rental car was confiscated as well, police said.
Al Ghazali was released from custody after posting $5,500 cash bail.
Beatrice Spence's life changed forever Friday afternoon after a romantic rival ran her down -- severing her leg -- moments before her house caught fire and was destroyed, her family and police told NBC10.
The intentional hit-and-run took place at 2 p.m. outside Spence's home along the 4400 block of N. 17th Street in the Nicetown section of the city, police said.
The violent act left the 24-year-old, nicknamed De-De, with an amputated leg, according to police. It also left he lover bruised and her romantic rival behind bars.
"I heard a car rev up, and then I heard a bunch of people screaming," said neighbor Jayson Massey. "Honestly, I thought she was dead. She was not responsive."
After striking Spence, surveillance video showed a white Dodge Durango speeding off eastbound on Wingohocking Street, police said. The driver of the Durango, who lives a few blocks away, knew the victim and drove up on the curb to strike her, investigators said.
As the Durango barreled toward Spence, a 37-year-old man chased after her in an attempt to keep her on the porch.
The victim's family told NBC10 that the driver, later identified by police as Precious Richardson Coleman and the victim were in an ongoing fight over the man — recently throwing bricks at each other's windows.
"She came back — the driver came back and she ran her over. She ran her over," exclaimed relative Ruby Fields.
The crash left Spence without a leg and the man with minor scrapes and bruises, said police.
Immediately after the crash, the victim's mother rushed to the hospital leaving something cooking on the stove. The house then caught fire, said the family.
No one was injured in blaze, which left the home uninhabitable.
Police began to search for Coleman, first they found her Durango with front-end damage parked along N Marvine Street early Saturday. Later that morning, police arrested Coleman at the 29-year-old's Van Pelt Street home.
Coleman was sent to county jail after being unable to post $750,000 bail after a judge arraigned her on two counts of attempted murder.
