Terri Drobish and son Alex. Photo by Daniel Drobish.

Friends and family of Theresa Drobish, who went by Terri to those close to her, are still reeling from her untimely death in late September.  Drobish was walking with her young son Alexander on the southbound sidewalk of Roosevelt Boulevard near Strahle Street when she was struck by a Toyota Camry that had been forced off the road by a Ryder truck, which drove off after the accident and never stopped.

“It’s such a tragedy,” said Tina Burke, Drobish’s instructor and adviser at the Omega Institute in New Jersey. “Terri  always had a smile on her face and overcame many obstacles to get to where she was. She was an excellent student, always going above and beyond.”

Drobish had finished her schooling to become a surgical technologist and had just completed her externship at Wills Eye Surgery, which is right across the street from where the accident occurred. She had been enjoying the sunny weather with her son earlier that day at Pennypack Park before heading to her workplace for her last evaluation. As she was walking down the sidewalk, everything changed. continue reading »

An afternoon car crash on Roosevelt Boulevard left a woman dead and an infant injured. Photo by Stephen Schultz

Police are investigating the details of a fatal crash on Roosevelt Boulevard this afternoon that left a woman dead and an infant a child injured.

The woman was struck around 2:30 p.m. while walking on the sidewalk, CBS and Action News report. It happened around Pennypack Park near Strahle Street and the pedestrian bridge that crosses above the Boulevard. continue reading »

Several people were hospitalized yesterday following a multi-vehicle crash around Roosevelt Boulevard and Strahle Street. The three-car crash happened just before noon Tuesday.

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident. The injuries sustained were non-life threatening.

The Strahle Street overpass on Roosevelt Boulevard was closed temporarily yesterday morning due to what appeared to be damage.

A police officer closed the lanes under the overpass after seeing what looked like structural damage. continue reading »

Saturday: Northwood residents called police Saturday night when they spotted a suspicious van around Haworth and Rutland streets. Inside the van was a child, who’d been lured there by a registered sex offender. Robert Alvarez, a 44-year-old New York resident, was arrested and charged with sexual assault. continue reading »

Here’s a summary of the week’s Northeast news we didn’t cover. See others here.

The Philadelphia Police Department’s Northeast Detectives Division is seeking the public’s help in locating its most-wanted suspects in connection with crimes linked to the Northeast. Call 215-686-3153 to report information about any of the suspects.

Keep reading for an update on a bank robber helped caught by Daily News readers, vandalism at Nifty Fifty’s and more. continue reading »