Monday, July 9, 2012
The recent Moorestown High School graduate, though still in a coma, briefly opened both her eyes last week, according to her family.
Eighteen-year-old Brianna Wittman, in a coma since a tragic car crash June 11, opened both her eyes on multiple occasions last week as she continues to recover. According to a post on her CaringBridge website last Sunday, she opened both her eyes two days in a row, her brother Joey wrote. “Brianna continues on the path to recovery. The doctors have been allowing her to breathe on her own for short periods of time … We still do not know the extent of her injury because she is still in a coma.” Cooper University Hospital has declined to release Brianna’s current condition at the family’s request, and Moorestown school officials have also declined to comment based on the family’s wishes. Moorestown Patch has been unable to reach family …
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Police are still investigating the cause of the collision.
Two women were taken to the hospital after a serious car accident in Mount Laurel Tuesday morning. Lily A Caselton, 93, of the 600 block of South Cascade Drive, Mount Laurel, was driving north on Church Street just before noon when her Hyundai Accent rear-ended Janet T. Polidora, 57, of the first block of Woodlake Drive, Marlton, who was waiting to turn onto Cobblestone Drive, police said. Polidora was taken to Virtua Hospital in Marlton by Mount Laurel EMS. Caselton was airlifted to Cooper Trauma Center. The specific nature of their injuries was not provided by police. The cause of the collision is still under investigation by the Mount Laurel Police Traffic Bureau. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Traffic …
Friday, March 23, 2012
The driver of one of the vehicles was in critical but stable condition Friday.
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Friday, March 23, 2012
Two people were injured in a two-car crash in Mount Laurel Wednesday afternoon. Mount Laurel Police said Paul Michelfelder, 55, of the first block of Saddle Drive, Mount Laurel, was driving west on Hainesport-Mount Laurel Road near the intersection at Saddle Drive when he collided with a Hyundai Elantra— driven by Dawn Armstrong, 47, of the 200 block of Union Avenue, Delanco—heading east around 4:41 p.m. Michelfelder was flown to Cooper University Hospital, where he was in critical but stable condition Friday afternoon. Armstrong was also taken to Cooper by Mount Laurel EMS, police said, but was no longer in the hospital’s patient list Friday. The cause of the crash is still under investigation by the Mount Laurel Police Traffic Bureau, …
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Moorestown Police are still looking for the driver of the car that hit him.
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Monday, March 19, 2012
A Moorestown man who was hit by a car as he was crossing Main Street Friday night is in stable condition at Cooper University Hospital, according to a hospital spokesperson. David F. Hindenach Sr., 69, of East Camden Avenue, was crossing Main at Church Street around 8:45 p.m. Friday when he was struck by a small red domestic-made vehicle turning left onto Main Street, according to police. The driver of the vehicle pulled to the side of the road nearby, then almost immediately fled the accident scene heading west on Main Street, police said. Hindenach was initially taken to Kennedy University Hospital in Cherry Hill, where he was treated, and then transferred to Cooper. Moorestown Police had no new information as of Monday morning. …
Monday, January 30, 2012
The cab driver is listed in critical condition at Cooper Hospital following a violent carjacking/robbery that netted $40 for the suspects, police said.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
UPDATE: Mount Laurel Police have arrested four people in connection with the violent robbery/carjacking of a cab driver early Monday morning, according to a release from the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office. The following individuals were each charged with one count of first-degree attempted murder, one count of carjacking, and one count of robbery: Breanna Pimienta, 18, of 2995 Chapel Ave., Cherry Hill; Miguel Mercado, 21, of 2995 Chapel Ave., Cherry Hill; Mahadi M. Robinson Jr., 21, of 220 South Lenola Road, Maple Shade; and a 17-year-old male. Authorities said the defendants were at Pimienta and Mercado’s residence early Monday morning when they arranged to have a taxi pick them up at a nearby pharmacy. They instructed the driver …
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Monday, December 12, 2011
The 21st Century Challenges class raised nearly $500 for the hospital after learning their classmate was once a NICU baby.
Melvin Shepherd is the living, breathing embodiment of what Michael Berner teaches in his 21st Century Challenges class at William Allen Middle School. A week before his seventh birthday, Melvin’s father told his son how the doctors and nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Cooper University Hospital saved his life when he was born prematurely. A week later, his $32 of birthday money burning a hole in his pocket, Melvin resisted the urge to splurge on toys or video games and chose to donate the money to the NICU instead. “I don’t want anyone to have to go through that,” he said. Every year since, Melvin has collected pennies (and other cash donations) and donated them to the NICU at Cooper. Gary Stahl, head of the …
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Friday, November 25, 2011
Both lanes of 295 were temporarily shut down following a serious accident Friday morning.
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Friday, November 25, 2011
A medical helicopter had to land on the northbound lane of Interstate 295 to transport a seriously injured motorcyclist following an accident late Friday morning. New Jersey State Police said the accident occurred just before 11 a.m. at mile post 36.6 in the southbound lane of 295 in Mount Laurel, involving a Harley-Davidson and at least three other vehicles. The rider of the motorcycle sustained serious injuries and was transported to Cooper University Hospital. His name and condition were not immediately available Friday. State police in Bordentown said as of 1 p.m. the northbound lanes on 295 had been reopened, as well as two of the southbound lanes. There was still cleanup occurring at the scene, so there were still some delays on …
Mrs. Chris Fisher (nee:Rauffenbart)
2:54 pm on Tuesday, January 31, 2012
May God Almighty heal the cab driver, physically and emotionally. May he get help from one of us out there who can get him counseling, to get over such a scary trauma! May God heal him inside and out! more ›