A group of passengers that include a woman whose arm was nearly severed and a man who suffered broken bones, knocked out teeth and torn ligaments in the violent, high-speed derailment of Amtrak Regional 188 last Tuesday have filed suit against the railroad.

It's second lawsuit filed since eight people were killed and more than 200 injured when seven passenger cars and a locomotive careened off the Northeast Corridor tracks at more than 100 mph on a curve in Port Richmond.

Spanish national Felicidad Redondo Iban, 64, was traveling through the United States with her cousin Maria Jesus Redondo Iban when the derailment happened. Felicidad's right arm was nearly severed after being pinned in the wreckage while Maria, 55, suffered a number of cuts, bruises and post-traumatic stress from the ordeal, the suit claims.

Brooklyn advertising executive Daniel Armyn, 43, had three ribs broken, teeth knocked from his mouth, a pelvic injury and bruised lungs. He also tore both his ACL and MCL from being tossed around the metal passenger car, according to the lawsuit. 

Another passenger, Amy Miller, 39, of Princeton, New Jersey, hurt her back and suffered a concussion. A 23-year-old woman and several of the victims' spouses were are part of the suit as well.

Attorneys Tom Kline and Robert Mongeluzzi are representing the group. They are placing blame on Amtrak for failing to use safety systems like Automatic Train Control, or ATC, which can slow down or stop a train that is speeding. This technology was in use for years on the southbound side of the tracks. A newer system, called Positive Train Control, was undergoing testing on the line, but was not operational.

The attorneys also say 32-year-old engineer Brandon Bostian, the man behind the train's throttle, should have never been speeding.

"There is no excuse for that, it's deadly," Mongeluzzi said. He added that the legal team will take a long, hard look at Bostian's memory loss of the event.

Rail service resumed on Monday after repairs were made to the damaged lines. The investigation remains on-going with the NTSB and FBI investigating whether the locomotive was hit by a projectile before the crash and trying to determine what led to the speeding. No charges have been filed in the case.

The lawsuit filing comes four days after Amtrak employee Bruce Phillips sued the railroad for injuries he sustained in the derailment. Phillips was "deadheading" or riding a train home off-duty when the crash happened. He suffered head injuries in the crash.

One potential roadblock for the plaintiffs in the two filed suits and others that are sure to come is a $200 million cap on damages. Congress set the limit in 1997 as a way to protect the financially-troubled rail company from being bankrupted by a huge lawsuit. But now citizens and lawmakers are calling for that to change.

Florida Senator Bill Nelson introduced a bill Monday to more than double the liability cap to $500 million.

Amtrak said they do not comment on pending litigation.

Philadelphia Police announced charges Monday against a man accused of running into four Philadelphia police officers in the city's Olney section last week.

Rudolph Keitt faces a slew of charges including attempted murder, aggravated assault, attempting to flee, reckless endangerment and related counts stemming from Tuesday's incident.

The pursuit involved at least three locations and began shortly after 2 p.m. Police received a radio call at 2:17 p.m. reporting a car accident on Wagner and Olney avenues.

When the officer arrived at the location he saw a burgundy Chrysler that had crashed into a wall. The officer then called for assistance to help him get the driver, identified as Keitt, out of the vehicle. Police said Keitt -- who had seven previous arrests -- appeared to be incoherent. They also believe he struck several cars and nearly hit several pedestrians before striking the wall.

More officers arrived at the scene and took Keitt out of the Chrysler. Suddenly Keitt began fighting the officers, leading to a struggle, according to investigators. Keitt then allegedly went back into the car and took off. Video obtained by NBC10 shows the speeding vehicle strike the officers. Officials say three officers in all were hit at that location.

Police said Keitt continued driving and soon arrived at Stenton and Ogontz avenues where he allegedly struck a fourth officer that had arrived at the scene. Police said two other officers then opened fire, striking Keitt at least once in the chest.

Officials said Keitt then continued driving until police caught up to him about two miles away at 1900 Colonial Street. He was arrested and taken to Einstein Hospital in critical condition.

Police initially told NBC10 that six officers were struck by the suspect but later said there were four in all. The injured officers -- all from the 35th District -- were taken to Einstein and later released.

Records show Keitt has an extensive criminal background including charges of aggravated assault, carrying firearms without a license, simple assault, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest and other offenses.

Brian Mildenberg, an attorney who represented the mother of Brandon Tate-Brown, released a statement Tuesday night denying allegations that Keitt intentionally struck the officers with his vehicle or attacked them.

"The family wants the public to know, in response, that Mr. Keitt was prone recently to heart attacks and has a history of medical conditions including seizures," Mildenberg wrote.

Mildenberg says a family friend was with Keitt at the time of the incident.

"According to her, Mr. Keitt’s eyes were in the back of his head and he was involuntarily twitching, having a major seizure, and begun to drive erratically and not respond to her verbally," Mildenberg wrote. "They had just finished getting sandwiches.  She exited the vehicle after it hit the first wall and sought assistance."

The family friend said Keitt wasn't coherent or acting consciously during the entire ordeal.

"The family believes that no criminal activity occurred today, but that the entire incident was due to his medical condition," Mildenberg wrote.

Keitt remained jailed Monday, unable to post bail.

A fire destroyed a surf shop along one of the Jersey shore's iconic boardwalks only a week before Memorial Day weekend.

The fire started on the 7th Street Surf Shop on along the Ocean City boardwalk Saturday night. One employee was inside the shop at the time but managed to get out. No one was injured during the blaze.

Firefighters cut holes in the roof of the shop to attack the flames quickly and were able to bring the fire under control in about an hour. But, the damage was done, the Ocean City Fire Department announced the shop was a complete loss.

The fire also caused some smoke damage to a neighboring business, which officials say will be easy to fix.

Officials continued to investigate the cause of the blaze Monday and didn't expect to know an exact cause for at least a couple more days.
 

Philadelphia Police have stopped thousands and frisked hundreds without probable cause, according to multiple reports produced by PPD and obtained by the NBC 10 Investigators.

According to the latest statistics, from January to June 2014, 941 or 37 percent of Philadelphia police stops were made without reasonable suspicion. Police recovered contraband 58 times, including five guns according to the data based on those 941 stops.

The internal police data shows police frisked 168 of those stopped without reasonable suspicion.

The police tactic known simply as "stop and frisk" has been used as a campaign issue in current the race for Philadelphia mayor. All six democratic candidates said they would end ‘stop and frisk’ in Philadelphia -- a stark contrast to the Nutter administration’s support of the tactic.

“There’s a difference between campaigning and governing and whoever is successful will soon find that out,” Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said in response to the candidates’ positions.

Critics say "stop and frisk" leads to disproportionate policing while supporters say it targets areas in need of police protection and oversight. Census data and police statistics show while roughly half of Philadelphia’s population is black or Hispanic, 80 percent of those stopped and 89 percent of those frisked by police were minorities.

“These are communities that need police. What they need however is police service not police oppression,” Pennsylvania American Civil Liberties Union attorney Mary Catherine Roper said.

The Pennsylvania ACLU sued Philadelphia over police use of "stop and frisk."

Commissioner Ramsey said "stop and frisk" keeps officers, and the communities they police, safe when performed constitutionally. A Nutter administration spokesman said it reduces crime.

“The reality is we have a lot of gun violence and gun crime in our city and anyone who doesn’t recognize that is not paying attention,” Ramsey said.

Someone torched a New Jersey police station early Monday morning.

The alleged arsonist however didn’t succeed in his or her attempt to burn down the Tewksbury Township Police Department located along Route 517 around 5:40 a.m.

“This appears to be an intentional act that could have had the potential to engulf the entire structure and trap occupants,” said Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns III.

Luckily, crews from the nearby Fairmount & Oldwick Fire Departments and the Tewksbury Rescue Squad quickly arrived at the scene and got the fire under control.

“The potential for death or serious injury was averted,” said Kearns. “I commend the first responders and the officers for their quick response.”

Authorities didn’t release any information on the full extent of damage. They asked anyone with information on the arson to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-321-0010 or online, or text messaging “HCTIPS” and a tip message to 274637 (CRIMES).

Thanks to new paving plans expected to be completed this year, walkers and cyclists will soon be able to traverse Philadelphia in a safer manner.

Streets Commissioner David J. Perri announced Monday that as part of the City’s 2015 planned roadway paving program, the Streets Department plans to improve safety for people walking and cycling with refreshed and new line markings.

Nearly 100 miles of Philadelphia streets will be repaved, providing smooth pavement for people walking, driving and cycling. The repaving plan includes PennDOT supervised work on state routes, local repaving of neighborhood streets and grant-eligible city streets.

This includes the implementation of the "Complete Streets" initiative, which emphasizes pedestrian safety and bicycle network expansion. Streets Department staff designed the traffic controls and line striping for the roadways.

Hundreds of intersections will receive new or refreshed high visibility crosswalks, new ADA curb ramps and stop bar markings. Bicycle facilities will be installed or renovated on more than 68 miles of Philadelphia streets. In all, more than 10 miles of bike lanes will be established.

The Philadelphia Police Department's new podcast gives the community the department protects “an inside look at the issues, challenges, and successes of policing.”

Hosted by Denise James, strategic communications director for the Philly PD, the podcast sets out to increase police-community relations, build trust and invite public questions and comments.

“It’s just one additional way to get info out into the community from police, and to glean info from the community,” said James.

On Monday, the Police Department posted the second episode in the series to its Facebook page. The episode, which is also available on Soundcloud, touched base with Commissioner Charles Ramsey in regards to the riots in Baltimore and some of the underlying issues with police-community relations.

In the podcast, Ramsey explained that the level of unrest in Baltimore was due to “a tremendous lack of trust, not only for police, but government in general.”

“No one in police custody should be injured,” added Ramsey. “They should be safe. Period.”
The commissioner continued by discussing the idea that protesters can be both beneficial and harmful for a society.

“[We have to] Allow people to peacefully protest because they have the right to do it constitutionally, and quite frankly, the way in our country that change occurs is through protest,” Ramsey said.

Ramsey stressed the importance of dealing with both types of protesters, and mentioned that people will fill in the blanks when accurate information isn’t provided.

James told NBC10 that they were hoping to put together about one episode per month, pertaining from a mixture of scheduled topics and current events.

In an effort to change the culture of trust between police and the communities they protect, the Philly PD is setting out to perform more hands-on training, using real cases, minus associated names. This allows for better preparation, and hopefully a higher probability of sound judgment in the field.

“There are changes that needed to happen long ago in policing,” Ramsey admitted. “It took something like this unfortunately to make it happen.”

According to James, they have already received more than 10 email responses to the podcasts from viewers, and would love to set up a live chat in the future.

Want your question answered on the podcast? Send your thoughts to commishchat@gmail.com, and your question could be answered on a future podcast.

Manhattan's top prosecutor said Monday he plans to re-try the Etan Patz murder case, which ended in mistrial earlier this month after the 12-person jury told a judge for the third time they could not reach a unanimous decision on whether 54-year-old Pedro Hernandez killed the 6-year-old boy in 1979.

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance made the comments on MSNBC's "The Cycle." He said he intended to officially announce plans to re-try the case at a court date in June.

At the time of the final deadlock, 11 of the jurors in the recent trial believed Hernandez had kidnapped and killed Patz in SoHo as the boy headed to school. Only one juror said he couldn't overcome reasonable doubt, citing Hernandez's documented mental health issues, the bizarre nature of Hernandez's confession to police and concerns about how that confession was attained.

"I think the evidence put in by our prosecutors was compelling and was clear," Vance said Monday on MNSBC. "It's a challenging case, I've never said otherwise, but it's a case we believe should be prosecuted. That's why we did, and in our system it happens from time to time that jurors cannot be unanimous and this was one of those cases."

Harvey Fishbein, Hernandez's defense attorney, told NBC 4 New York Monday, "I have not received any official notification but if the D.A.'s office elects to retry the case, I assure you we will be ready." 

The jury of five men and seven women labored over their deliberations for more than two weeks and 115 hours, asking for reviews of exhibits and hours of testimony from key witnesses in what became the longest New York City criminal trial deliberations in decades.

The judge granted a mistrial May 8 after jurors said for the third time they could not agree on a verdict. Twice before the jurors had said they were deadlocked but were ordered to keep deliberating.

Hernandez was a teenage stock clerk at a convenience store in Patz's neighborhood at the time he disappeared. After having never been a suspect in the case, he confessed to the crime in 2012 in a case that galvanized the missing-children's movement and confounded law enforcement for decades.

The little boy's body was never found, nor was any trace of clothing or his belongings. No physical evidence tied Hernandez to the boy's disappearance or death.

Speaking to the media after the mistrial was granted, Etan Patz's father, Stanley Patz, said the evidence and testimony presented over the months-long trial convinced his family Hernandez was "guilty of the crimes to which he has confessed beyond any reasonable doubt."

"The family of Etan Patz has waited 36 years for a resolution as to what happened to our sweet little boy in 1979," the father said. "Let me make very clear that we are frustrated and very disappointed that the jury has been unable to come to decision. Our long ordeal is not over."

He said in a statement Monday, "We are pleased that the D.A.'s office is willing to expend the time and energy to retry Pedro Hernandez." 

In a statement after the mistrial, Vance said the challenges in the Patz case were "exacerbated by the passage of time," but he said he firmly believes "there is clear and corroborated evidence of the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."

Speaking to MSNBC Monday, Vance said the passage of time, while sometimes difficult to manager in a courtroom, should not deter the prosecution from helping get families closure.

"Victims should not believe that law enforcement forgets about them or their families simply because of the passage of time," Vance said.

Jurors heard from 56 witnesses -- just nine of those for the defense -- during the 10-week trial, but the key issue was statements from the alleged killer himself. Police learned that he'd told people years before on three occasions that he'd killed a child in New York. Then he confessed to police he'd choked Patz and left his body in a box in an alley.

Prosecutors argued an alleged confession to a prayer group Hernandez made shortly after the boy's 1979 disappearance trumped the other accounts.

The defense said the admissions were the fictional ravings of a mentally ill man with a low IQ; they also pointed the finger at another potential suspect.

Patz's photo was one of the first on milk cartons. The day he went missing, May 25, was later named National Missing Children's Day.  

Police in Saddle River, New Jersey say a small dog was attacked by a coyote Sunday night, marking the fourth aggressive encounter with a coyote in the borough in just over a month. 

Police said an Oak Road resident's 10-pound Yorkshire-Bichon fought with a coyote in the home backyard and managed to escape. 

"I heard a scream, like an animal scream," said owner Ilana Rosenberg. "I ran to the back door."  

"We saw the coyote in the back, looking directly at my son and I," she said. "We screamed for her for 10 to minutes. She miraculously appeared in the back door, a little bloody." 

The dog, named Oogie, was taken to the hospital for treatment and is now recovering. It was up to date with vaccinations, said Rosenberg. 

The coyote eventually ran off, which animal control officers say is a good sign it did not have rabies, but Oogie is being monitored as a precaution. 

Responding officers were not able to locate the coyote. Animal control officers and the state Division of Wildlife have been notified, police said. 

Residents are being warned not to leave their pets or children outside unattended. Despite the frequent coyote sightings in the area lately, animal control says coyotes aren't doing anything unusual.

"It's the season when coyotes are active, and people are a little more careless, I guess," said Tyco animal control officer Carol Tyler. 

Earlier this month, a sheep was found dead of an apparent coyote attack on a private farm off Twin Brook Road in Saddle River, according to Tyco Animal Control. It was the town's third coyote attack in a month.

And in April, another rabid coyote attacked a man and his dog in Norwood in Saddle River while he was working in the yard.

Police in New Jersey have been warning residents to be on alert. Last month, a coyote walked away from a home in the Morris County township of Randolph with a dog in its mouth. Neither were seen again.

Also in April, a man walking his dog was attacked in Bergen County by a coyote that later tested positive for rabies. A second aggressive coyote was also found dead in a trap, but it was found non-rabid.

Coyotes have also been turning up more frequently in New York City. 

Wildlife experts say people can reduce the risk of coyote conflicts by not feeding them and securing trash and pets, among other steps.

Weather forecasters are under pressure every day of the year. The weather on any given day may not be important to you, but it’s surely important to somebody. And that person will be mightily disappointed (to put it mildly) if we get it wrong for that day. Weekends are generally more important than weekdays for most people, which is why we highlight them in every 7-day forecast on NBC10.

And then there are the holiday weekends: often three days of leisure, when the most important activities are outdoors. The three biggest are during the “summer season”: Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day. Each of the three has their own challenges. I’ll abbreviate them for the sake of simplicity: MD, 4J, and LD.

Memorial Day Weekend (MD)

This is the one most likely to have bad weather for outdoor activities, such as barbecues and the beach. First of all, it’s still May, and average high temperatures are only in the 70s, and record low temperatures are way down in the 40s (even 30s in some suburbs). We have to be concerned about cold fronts coming down from Canada PLUS “back-door” cold fronts that come in from New England. I’ve seen MD weekend forecasts “bust” by more than 20 degrees only a couple of days out, as warm air overhead gets pushed westward by the back-door front. Ouch!

4th of July (4J)

This one is right in the middle of summer, so it has the best chance to be hot and humid. The average high is 84 in Phila, and back-door fronts become extremely rare. The biggest weather problems are usually extreme heat or big thunderstorms. The heat part is the easiest to predict, but, as usual, thunderstorms can come right on schedule or pop up out of nowhere. Boaters can sometimes be put in danger by an unexpected severe thunderstorm. July is historically our wettest month of the year, so there’s usually a chance of storms for at least one of the three weekend days.

Labor Day (LD)

The average high temperature is about 80 degrees for LD. We’re less likely to get extreme heat or heavy thunderstorms than 4J, but there is potentially an even bigger problem: LD occurs during the historical PEAK of Hurricane Season. The threat of a hurricane is practically zero for MD, and very low for 4J, but the peak of hurricane season is a big spike that hits during September. I’ve seen some pretty scary close calls in this area. 

Hurricane Edouard in 1996 was the scariest. The predicted track was right up Delaware Bay on LD weekend! And Edouard was a powerful Category 4 hurricane. Hurricane Watches and Tropical Storm Warnings were actually issued for the Delaware and New Jersey coasts. Fortunately, Edouard curved out to sea, so you probably don’t even remember the name. But meteorologists in this area do. It had “worst-case scenario” written all over it, with a predicted track close to what Sandy did 16 years later. Except Sandy had 75 mph winds, and Edouard had 120 mph maximum winds not far off the mid-Atlantic coast.

TO SWIM OR NOT TO SWIM

We can pretty much guarantee that the ocean is going to be cold on MD weekend. The only question is how cold. Here are the current water temperatures, followed by the average for this week, and then the averages for 4J and MD:

So, you’ll notice that LD weekend typically has a warmer ocean than 4J weekend. Not many people realize that. It takes longer for the ocean to warm than the land, so the warmest water temperatures come much later than the warmest land temperatures. A sea breeze off a 55 degree ocean is a LOT colder than one off a 72 degree ocean. That’s why I’ve always liked to vacation in August or even September, rather than July. Shhhh….don’t tell anyone….

THE FORECAST (FINALLY!)
(Friday is sunny and beautiful, for those folks who can get out early. High 75)

SATURDAY

The first part of the holiday weekend is going to be the easiest part of the forecast. A large area of HIGH pressure will be moving right over our area, so that means a good bet for sunshine and cool temperatures. Here’s one computer model for Saturday morning (the others are similar)

This would suggest:

• Phila- sunny and cool. High 68. Chance of rain is near 0%
• Shore-sunny and cool. High 70, but dropping through 60s in afternoon

SUNDAY

The HIGH pressure area moves offshore, allowing warmer southwest winds to move in. But clouds could also move in during the afternoon.

Phila-sun to clouds. High 76. Chance of rain…20%
Shore-mostly sunny. High 68. Chance of rain 5%

MONDAY-MEMORIAL DAY

This day has the highest chance of rain, but also will be the warmest of the weekend.

Phila- mostly cloudy and warm. High 82. Chance of showers 50%
Shore-mostly cloudy and warm. High 75. Chance of showers 40%

More updates will come during the week…….
 

An 11-year-old girl was struck and killed by a vehicle in Lehigh County Monday.

Abigail Zukowski was walking on 6th and Chestnut streets in Emmaus shortly after 4 p.m. when she was struck by a vehicle passing by.

Zukowski was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest where she died from multiple blunt force injuries. 

The accident remains under investigation. No charges have been filed. 

Investigators have arrested the man they say abducted and sexually assaulted a woman in Fishtown earlier this month. He also allegedly tried to assault another woman the same morning.

Manuel Cintron, 24, was arrested by US Marshals and Philadelphia Police on the 7100 block of Montour Street shortly after 6 p.m. Monday. He was taken to Special Victims where he is currently in custody.

Cintron was arrested in connection to an incident that took place on May 1. Investigators said a 22-year-old woman was walking home from work along the 2000 block of E. York Street around 5:30 a.m. when Cintron approached her.

Cintron pulled out a semi-automatic handgun and forced the victim into a 90s Dodge or Chrysler minivan, drove her to a nearby area and sexually assaulted her inside the vehicle, according to detectives. The woman was let go at Almond and Boston Streets and the suspect fled the area.

Less than an hour before, at 4:20 a.m., police said Cintron tried to assault a woman along the 100 block of Ruscomb Street. Detectives said the man pulled a handgun and tried to force her into a parked vehicle, but she was able to fight him off and run away.

Special Victims Unit detectives released a detailed sketch of the suspect and surveillance video of the minivan driving through the neighborhood.

Police plan to charge Cintron with Abduction, Sexual Assault and Violation of the Uniform Firearms Act.

Jose Cintron, the man's brother, believes police have the wrong man.

"I don't think he would do something like that because my brother is kind and is not the kind of person that would hurt anybody," he told NBC10. "And definitely, he won't grab a girl and abduct her and put her in his car."

Editor's Note: Philadelphia Police mistakenly identified Cintron as a suspect in another sexual assault that took place on April 18. This story has since been updated.

On the night before Philly’s primary, four local election officials are accused of casting extra votes in order to balance their numbers.

Sandra Lee, 60, Alexia Harding, 22, James Collins, 69, and Gregory Thomas, 60, are all charged with voter fraud. Warrants for their arrests were issued Monday. All four suspects were election officials from Philly’s 18th Ward, 1st Division. 

“There’s no legally justifiable reason to vote multiple times and you cannot falsely certify that you live in a particular ward and division in order to work the polls and collect a check,” said District Attorney Seth Williams. “Our democracy rests on free and fair elections, but it also relies on the fact that they are conducted properly, which is why these four individuals deserve to be arrested for what they did.”

On Feb. 16, 2015, a detective from the District Attorney’s Office Special Investigations Division interviewed a poll watcher who saw the division’s election board work to correct a discrepancy between the number of votes cast and the number of voters who signed in to vote, investigators said. 

Once the polling place, the Hancock Recreation Center on 1401 N. Hancock Street, closed, the four suspects added six more votes to one of the machines to make the votes cast and sign-in books match, investigators said. Collins held the voting machine curtain open while Thomas was at the back of the machine, according to officials. Collins then allegedly registered several votes on the machine after the polls closed. 

After each vote, Collins allegedly said, “one more time” and Thomas reset the machine for him to register new votes, investigators said. The poll watcher told police there were no voters inside the polling place and the doors were locked while votes were cast. Investigators say they verified the poll watcher’s testimony by examining the voting cartridge.

A misrouted 911 call caused a terrifying moment for an injured New Jersey woman who was 40-weeks pregnant.

Julie Grone of Cinnaminson, New Jersey, was playing with her 2-year-old son on the playground of Riverton Memorial Park just blocks away from her home on May 8 when she accidentally struck her head. She fell sideways to avoid falling on her unborn child and snapped her foot.

“Anything could’ve happened,” Grone said. “It was probably the scariest moment of my life.”

Grone first called her sister to help with her son and then called 911. That’s when she says her bad situation turned even worse.

“When I called 911, the call was connected to the 911 in Philadelphia,” she said. “I explained to the dispatcher what happened and asked to be connected to my local 911. He said he was unable to do that but could connect me to the 911 in Camden.”

Grone says she repeated her story to the Camden 911 dispatcher and dealt with even more issues after she asked to be connected to the Cinnaminson 911.

“The dispatcher said they were unable to connect me but they would give me the number,” Grone said. “So even though I was bleeding from my head, was unable to walk and 40 weeks pregnant, I had to memorize and then call the local emergency number.”

Grone says her cell phone was covered with blood, making it difficult to dial. Fortunately she was finally able to get through to her local center and help arrived.

Three days after her accident, Grone delivered a healthy daughter, Allyson. The day after giving birth, she underwent surgery to get a metal plate and 14 screws inserted into her foot. In light of what happened to her, she hopes someone’s next 911 call won’t be their last.

“I just hope dispatchers know what to do from now on so nobody gets hurt,” she said.

An official with the Burlington County 911 center says the misplaced call was likely a cellphone issue. She also said there are certain places along the river in Burlington County where calls made in the area sometimes go to a tower that bounces the call to the Philadelphia center, which is the nearest tower.

The official also admitted however that those issues didn’t explain why Grone’s call went from Philadelphia to Camden County and that dispatchers should have been able to immediately connect her to the correct center in Burlington County. Officials are working with Philadelphia’s 911 call center to find out exactly what went wrong. 

A fiery crash involving two tractor-trailers, a bus and a car along the New Jersey Turnpike in Woolwich Township injured two people and snarled traffic Tuesday morning.

Only the shoulder of the northbound lanes of the turnpike near the crash scene between exits 1 and 2 were got by as crews investigated.

The crash happened before 4 a.m. The roadway finally reopened around 11:40 a.m.

A witness to the crash reported that a tractor-trailer rear-ended a bus and bother drivers were out of the vehicles when another tractor-trailer and car came upon the crash and were not able to stop. The truck hit the car, smashing both into the original crash, according to the witness.

The witness said this is when the truck burst into flames and that both drivers were able to escape and walk away from the fiery crash.

Two people suffered minor injuries, said police.

A man was killed after he was shot at least 17 times in West Philadelphia early Tuesday morning, according to police.

Police said the shooting happened near the intersection of Conestoga and Thompson Streets. A gun was found in a nearby car and 18 shell casings were recovered on the ground, according to officials.

Police said the man, who had not been identified, was rushed to the hospital where he died.

The investigation into the crime continued Tuesday as police looked for a suspect or suspects and worked to identify the victim.