Girard, PA

A 25‑year‑old woman was killed, and a 24‑year‑old woman was critically injured early Saturday when their vehicle struck a pillar along West Girard Avenue.

A woman was killed and another has been hospitalized in critical condition, police said, after crashing a vehicle into a pillar along Girard Avenue in West Philly early Saturday. According to police, the 25-year-old woman behind the wheel of a gray Nissan Altima was killed when the vehicle slammed into a concrete pillar along the 3400 block of West Girard Avenue, near the Philadelphia Zoo, at about 3:48 a.m. on Saturday. A 24-year-old woman who was a passenger in the vehicle wa

At least four people were injured overnight, officials said, when the driver of a van plowed into two police cruisers and another vehicle along Girard Avenue in Philly’s Brewerytown section early Monday. According to police, the incident happened at about 2:23 a.m. when the driver of a black Mercedes van driving along Girard Avenue struck a vehicle at the intersection at 28th Street. In a morning update, officials said, the incident happened when a 56-year-old man, who was

At least four people were injured overnight, officials said, when the driver of a van plowed into a police cruiser and continued on into three other vehicles along Girard Avenue in Philly’s Brewerytown section early Monday. According to police, the incident happened at about 2:30 a.m. when the driver of a black Mercedes van driving along Girard Avenue struck a police vehicle at the intersection at 28th Street. In the course of the crash, officials said, the van struck &#82

When students at four schools in Philadelphia go back to class on Monday, they will have speed cameras in full effect for added safety, the Philadelphia Parking Authority said. The four speed cameras will be located at: John B. Stetson Middle School: E. Allegheny Ave. (A to B Streets) Widener Memorial School: W. Olney Ave. (N. Broad to N. 16th) High School of the Future: W. Girard Ave. (N. 39th to N. 40th) William L. Sayre High School: Walnut St. (S. 58th to S. 59th)