Eight people were killed and 247 injured in the 561 crashes investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police during the three-day Easter holiday driving period, Friday-Sunday, Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski said today. Pawlowski said four of those killed were not wearing seat belts and 58 of the total crashes, including three of the fatal ones, were alcohol-related. During the 2009 Easter… READ MORE

LOWER POTTSGROVE Police arrested a Pottstown woman on assault charges following a fight that involved more than 40 people at the Rolling Hills Apartments Saturday evening. Police arrested Diana Jugbeh Flahn, 45, of Pottstown, and charged her with four counts each of simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment; along with resisting arrest and public drunkenness. According to reports, police responded… READ MORE

Three people were transported to the hospital after a tractor trailer rearended another tractor trailer on Route 30 this morning, a county dispatch supervisor reported. The wreck occurred at 3:53 a.m. in the 3300 block of Lincoln Highway in Paradise. The driver of the rear tractor trailer was freed at 4:53 a.m., the dispatch supervisor said. Three people were injured… READ MORE

A serious injury involving pedestrians occurred on our about Tuesday April 20, 2010 in West Chester Pa in Chester County Pennsylvania when 2 pedestrians were struck by a motor vehicle in front of West Chester University’s student union building in the 100 block of West Rosedale in West Chester.  The accident occurred around 9 p.m. The two victims, ages 19… READ MORE

Doctors’ group says mistakes by insurers shortchange physicians CHICAGO – Claims-processing errors by health insurance companies create billions of dollars in unnecessary administrative costs, slow down payments to doctors and frustrate patients, the main U.S. doctor’s group said on Monday. The American Medical Association said one-fifth of all claims are mishandled by health insurers. Begun in 2008, the association’s annual “National… READ MORE

A young boy is fighting to stay alive after being hit by a school bus. The incident happened just before 4 p.m. Wednesday at Ferncroft Lane and Sunderland Avenue in Chester Springs, Pa., officials say. The unidentified 7-year-old was airlifted by medical helicopter to the A.I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del. with serious injuries, officials say. He was… READ MORE

WEST CHESTER  In the middle of her trial on theft charges, a former Phoenixville woman pleaded guilty to having hoodwinked her aged aunt into taking out a mortgage on the home she had lived in for 50 years so the woman could finance a high-end lifestyle. The defendant is accused of taking the $82,067 that her 81-year-old aunt had coming from… READ MORE

What a police car wrapped around Superman might look like The word “miraculous” scarcely describes the survival of a Santa Maria, California police officer who wrapped his Ford Police Interceptor around a tree Sunday morning. It’s what the local Police Chief calls the “worst accident he’s seen in 35 years.” Sunday was a busy day for the members of the… READ MORE

(West Chester PA) The defendant entered a plea to misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare of a child. As part of a deal between her attorney and the prosecution, Judge Anthony Sarcione sentenced her to three years of probation and ordered her to undergo substance abuse and psychological evaluations and comply with all recommended treatment. The circumstances surrounding her arrest made… READ MORE

Ciccarelli Law Offices has moved and is now located at 304 North High Street, West Chester PA.   We are pleased to announce our new address, which is centrally located in West Chester PA and more effectively provide services to our clients as our law firm continues to grow and prosper.  Our location at 304 North High Street, West Chester… READ MORE