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Pedestrian struck, killed after crash involving DART bus in New Castle County
WILMINGTON, Delaware (WPVI) — A bus crash in New Castle County left a pedestrian dead on Monday.
Officers responded to the 100 block of North Monroe Street in Wilmington, Delaware around 5:45 a.m.
At the scene, investigators found a 38-year-old man. He later died from his injuries.
Officials have not yet identified the victim.
A DART spokesperson did confirm with Action News a bus was involved in the collision.
There is no further information on what caused this incident.
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Legislative leaders talk compromise, economic growth
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DOVER — The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce held an end-of-session policy conference Thursday, highlighting major needs of the business community tracked by First State leaders. DSCC President Michael Quaranta said although there were roughly 700 bills introduced during the current legislative season, DSCC tried to focus on the few that had the biggest potential
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3 former juvenile detention residents sue Delco for alleged sexual abuse
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Three former Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center (DCJDC) residents sued the county Wednesday night, alleging DCJDC staff sexually abused them.
Anna Kull, a New York-based survivor’s rights attorney representing the three individuals, said the issues were systemic.
“The county needs to be held accountable for what’s happened here, because without accountability, we’re not going to see any real change,” Kull, a partner with Levy Konigsberg, said.
A county spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The legal complaint in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas seeks to hold the county liable for wrongdoing at the troubled facility.
“The civil system allows these victims to come forward, bring a lawsuit and seek financial compensation for the lifelong pain and suffering that they’re going to endure as a result of being sexually abused when they were minors,” Kull said.
The DCJDC was a pre-trial, youth detention facility in Lima, Pennsylvania, for children and youth ages 10 to 18 years old. The county court system operated the facility — until it was forced to empty its halls several years ago.
Delaware County Judge Kevin Kelly shut down the center in March 2021 after the Public Defender’s Office sent an urgent letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.
The letter detailed allegations of “physical, sexual, and psychological abuse by staff.” Those complaints brought added scrutiny to the state’s juvenile justice system, which had been marred by a series of abuse scandals across the commonwealth.
“You have to really think about why this happened for as long as it did — why and how it was so prevalent,” Kull said.
In the latest legal filing, Kull and her colleagues zeroed in on the county’s disregard and inaction on complaints against the facility and staff prior to 2021.
A grand jury later investigated the conduct at DCJDC. However, despite unmasking a culture of violence, silence and “sexually inappropriate conduct” by staff, jury members decided against recommending criminal charges.
“Despite numerous publicly documented incidents of abuse by DCJDC staff going back decades that were reported to both county and state agencies and employees, not once were meaningful steps taken to protect the youth at DCJDC,” the complaint read.
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