A car traveling the wrong way caused a fiery crash that shut down a South Jersey highway for much of the morning on Monday.
Police later announced DUI charges against the driver of a Prius involved in the crash, which injured the drivers of both vehicles involved.
Eileen Dougherty was found unconscious inside the Prius she was driving by responding emergency crews, according to police. She was taken to the hospital, but was expected to be ok.
Dougherty was charged with DUI and related offenses.
A man driving a pickup truck was also taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries to his hand. His truck burst into flames as a result of the crash, but he was able to escape.
Officials in Gloucester County earlier Monday said that a car traveling northbound in the southbound lanes on I-295 in West Deptford crashed head-on into another car shortly after 4 a.m.
SkyForce10 was over the scene Monday morning as investigators and rescue workers spent hours at the scene of the crash.
The crash scene was cleared shortly after 7 a.m.
All passengers escaped unscathed after a SEPTA Regional Rail train somehow caught fire Monday morning on the Paoli Thorndale Line.
The train began smoking and was stopped and evacuated about 8:30 a.m. in the area of Montgomery Avenue and Pennswood Road, in Bryn Mawr.
Crews discovered a fire underneath the train and quickly extinguished it, authorities said. No passengers were injured in the incident.
SEPTA said delays up to 20 minutes continued on the Paoli Thorndale line later Monday morning.
Philadelphia boasts two of America's worst, most time-wasting traffic bottlenecks, according to a report released Monday by the American Highway Users Alliance.
Can you guess which of Philly's traffic traps made the list?
The first one, coming in at No. 36 of "America's Top 50 Bottlenecks" (No. 1 being the worst), is I-76 at Route 1, between City Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard. There, according to the American Highway Users Alliance study, traffic backs up an average of an eighth of a mile, causing drivers an annual delay of a whopping 700,000 hours -- about 80 cumulative years of wasted time. The value of that time lost, according to the Alliance, is $16 million, with 263,120 gallons of fuel wasted annually waiting in that traffic jam.
Another infamous I-76 clog also landed on the list -- the interchange between the Vine Street Expressway and I-76 by the western edge of Center City is No. 47. At that bottleneck, the Alliance's study found, traffic backs up an average of a third of a mile, costing drivers 300,000 hours, $6 million and 112,580 gallons of fuel annually.
But it turns out Philly doesn't have it so bad: The worst bottleneck in the country, according to the list, is on I-90 between Roosevelt Road and Nagle Avenue in Chicago, where traffic backs up a horrific 12 miles, delaying drivers 16.9 million hours a year and costing $418 million.
The Lincoln Tunnel between New York and New Jersey landed at No. 8 on the list, with an average queue of 2.6 miles, costing drivers 3.4 million hours. Los Angleans have a slow-go, too, with six of the top seven worst bottlenecks landing on their highways.
What's the worst traffic jam you've ever been stuck in?
A man who was dressed up as a popular superhero is accused of acting more like a villain on Halloween. Police say a man in a "Mr. Incredible" costume punched a Philadelphia cab driver after refusing to pay his fare, and he hasn't been caught.
The 62-year-old cab driver picked up the suspect as well as an unidentified woman back on Oct. 31 at 3:48 a.m. at Front and Spring Garden streets. The man and woman were dressed up as "Mr. Incredible," and "Mrs. Incredible," the lead characters from the hit Disney/Pixar film "The Incredibles."
The cab driver dropped the two off on the 5800 block of Ridge Avenue. They then walked into a nearby 7-Eleven to make a purchase, police said. When they left the store they walked away without paying the cab fare, according to investigators.
After the cab driver said he would call police, "Mr. Incredible" allegedly punched him in the face and fled the scene, police said. The driver was taken to Roxborough Hospital and treated for a laceration to his face.
The suspect is described as a stocky man in his early to mid-20's standing between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-9 with dark hair. Police also say they would like to speak with the woman who was with him about what happened.
If you have any information on the suspect's whereabouts, please call the Philadelphia Police Department or 911.
Ed Rendell has done many things in his days on this Earth. He was the Mayor of Philadelphia, the Governor of Pennsylvania, the Caller-Outter of Wusses, the Voice of McRibb Lovers, etc. etc.
Now we can add The Guy That Wore a Plastic Bag On His Head After An Eagles Loss to the resume.
In an attempt to live up to his "voice of the fan" role on Comcast SportsNet's Postgame Live after Sunday's brutal loss to the Tampa Bay Bucs, Rendell opened the show with a plastic bag over his head.
This would be an opportune time for Gov detractors to make some jokes.
Two men were found dead inside a Philadelphia home Monday afternoon.
The bodies of the unidentified victims were discovered inside a house on the 3600 block of Jasper Street at 3:08 p.m. Officials say both men were shot in the head and they are investigating their deaths as a double murder.
A weapon has not been recovered and no arrests have been made. Police have not released information on any suspects.
A gunman shot and killed a 19-year-old man Monday afternoon.
The victim was on Bristol and Hicks streets at 4:07 p.m. when the unidentified suspect opened fire. The victim was struck several times. He was taken to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:23 p.m.
No weapons have been recovered and no arrests have been made. Police continue to investigate.
As an officer in the Ocean Gate Police Department, it’s Jonathan Whitney’s job to serve and protect members of the community, even if that member runs on four legs rather than two. That’s why Ptl. Whitney didn’t hesitate to help when he spotted a skunk with its head stuck inside a Burger King orange juice carton earlier this month in Ocean Gate.
“I wanted to help it,” Whitney told NBC10.
Ptl. Whitney recorded himself as he tried to figure out how to help the animal.
“Come here buddy,” Whitney says in the 2 ½ minute clip. “You got to get this off your head, man.”
The situation was especially tense for the officer given the fact that he had already been sprayed by a skunk prior to the recorded encounter.
“I know how bad it was to get sprayed,” Whitney said. “My heart was racing the entire time.”
Despite his nervousness, Whitney knew he had to act quickly.
“I realized that if I didn’t take it off, there was no way he was going to get that thing off,” Whitney said.
Whitney was finally able to remove the juice carton and the skunk scurried away. Whitney then smiled in front of the camera celebrating the successful rescue.
The video was posted on the Ocean Gate Police Department Facebook page back on Nov. 19 and has already been viewed over 23,600 times. The clip also comes with a disclaimer; if you see a wild animal in need, don’t approach it, and contact a professional instead.
“Please don’t do what I did,” Whitney said.
Check out the full video of the rescue above.
