Crash Kills Philadelphia Man on I-78
In tragic accident/personal injury related news, an accident on a slush-covered I-78 in Berks County, leaves a Philadelphia man dead Friday morning. Eighteen year-old, Jonathan Medina was traveling west on I-78 in Greenwich Township when he passed a tractor-trailer driven by Richard Custer Jr., 59, of Jonestown. After passing, Medina attempted to move into the right lane.
Medina, lost control of the vehicle, and the car spun around three times as it traveled back into the left lane. Police report the tractor-trailer, traveling in the left lane about 120 feet behind Medina, swerved to the left as Richard Custer applied his brakes hard. Unfortunately, the truck struck the front, left of the car and pushed it more than 300 feet into the median barrier before riding over it. By the way if you reside near Philadelphia and require an outstanding Philadelphia personal injury lawyer then may I suggest the law Practice of mark S. Rosenberg. Simply put, he is a leading Philadelphia personal injury lawyer. Medina was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Custer, who was wearing a seat belt, did not suffer personal injury, police said.
Meanwhile, in other tragic accident news, in Philadelphia, two police officers have died and fifty-nine other people have been injured as a result of police pursuits this year. Charles H. Ramsey, Police Commissioner, has decided that the department’s pursuit policy needs change and plans to do so next month. Who knows, the District lawyer may even get involved in this one. Philadelphia’s original 1994 policy, allows pursuits to nab someone suspected of committing a violent felony, to apprehend someone with a deadly weapon who used or intends to use it to cause personal injury, and to recover a stolen car -if the driver breaks traffic laws to elude arrest.


