Going to have these youngsters, young kids its nice out, its springtime, theyre going to run in the street. But people have responsibility to stop. Its usually just an accident. And in kensington just 30 minutes later, detectives say 19yearold Josephine Rivera and her 2yearold son david were struck by a white accura that never stopped. There are many accidents in this area, a man was killed three years ago in this area and later a woman, cars passed by at high speeds and its dangerous. In kensington and kingsessing, they are asking both drivers to do the right thing. Theres a child involved. Give the family some closure. Well mayor Michael Nutter is offering reward money for information leading to arrest and conviction in both cases, and neighbors say they will have a vigil out here at this makeshift memorial after 6 30 tonight. Live in kingsessing, nbc 10 news. I came right there. I saw a wheelchair brand new wheelchair. I mean, brand new. It was a surprise discovery that turned out t
Responded to two calls last week. Another on hurfee road. He says responding to fake calls means his officers cant get to real emergencies. At times, these incidents could take even if theyre a prank, they could take up to half an hour to clear. Finding the people making the phony calls is not easy. As many times these numbers bounce from different ip addresses, different phone numbers, it can take some time. He tells us this prank will not deter him from moving forward with his bill. This is not funny. Someones going to get hurt. Someone could get seriously injured or killed. He says his bill will be heard in the next few weeks. To give you some context, there have been some 20 cases in the past year. The nbc 10 investigators first told him in october about the swatting incident in millville. Playing video games with friends in his basement when Police Called and ordered the group and Richards Family out of the house with their hands in the air. Swatting has become a popular prank to
News today. Im chris cato. Lets begin with meteorologist bill henley and the forecast. The weeds on my lawn were out yesterday. The clouds are moving out. There go the last few rain drops off cape may. Already cleared out in philadelphia. Thats why its running a little chillier this morning. 49 grease in the city, 51 in trenton and pottstown is 52 degrees. Well see a quick warmup though. Sunshine. High clouds. 57 degrees at 9 00. By lunchtime well be in the middle 60s and back in ten with the future weather hour by hour. Now lets check in with first alert traffic reporter katy zachry. Good morning, bill. 95 at girard where were seeing very light volume. You might encounter overnight traffic construction. Drive times between woodhaven and the vine street expressway, 12, 13 minutes in both directions. You cant beat that. We have a closure of the vine. This is for traffic westbound on the vine between broad street and the exit at schuylkill expressway. That is closed because of long term
A dry view from center city. Live view from the melon Bank Building in center city where the temperatures are in the 40ed. Philadelphia international, 49 degrees. Wilmington down to 46. Trenton is 51. Mount holly is 44 degrees. Chilly. A little bit of a breeze blowing. It will help clear things out. A few high clouds at 6 00. 51 degrees. By 9 00 57. Middle 60ed 00s and climbing. Back with future weather when im back in ten minutes. First alert traffic reporter katy zachry has a look at the roads. Good morning, katy. Good morning, bill. Things looking good in the area. New jersey live look at 295 at mount laurel. 238. Nothing to talk about on 295 or the garden state expressway or the ac expressway. Your drive times between the 42 freeway and delaware Memorial Bridge in both directions is looking really good, 22 minutes. No issues to report there. In camden if youre driving on lansdowne avenue know there is a blockage on coral street because of fire activity. We have a crew out there. Im
And the vine expressway. In philadelphia the ogontz neighborhood this is at west nedro avenue. 16th street. Its just in place for you to avoid it if thats part of your morning commute. For new jersey drivers, live look at your drive time on the 42 freeway traveling between route 55 and the walt whitman bridge five minutes in both directions. Speaking of the walt whitman bridge, all of our bridges are clear. A philadelphia man is facing arson charges after police say he started a fire at this row home in the ogontz section of the city. One person went to einstein hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. He is expected to be okay. Police tell us the victim and the suspect were renting rooms inside this house. And crews were also busy overnight in camden where a fire started in an abandoned house on lansdowne avenue. Firefighters arrived at 2 30 this morning to put out flames on the second floor. No one was hurt. This Morning Police are investigating the shooting of a 19yearold man in