Crime & Safety
Woman Killed In Philadelphia Crash Saturday: State Police
A 19-year-old New Jersey woman died in a crash on Interstate 95 north in Philadelphia Saturday morning, Pennsylvania State Police said.
PHILADELPHIA — A young woman from New Jersey died in a crash on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia over the weekend, according to authorities.
The crash happened at about 11:36 a.m. Saturday on I-95 north near Academy Road, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Siena Marie Brachelli, 19, of Chesterfield, New Jersey, was driving a white Acura MDX in that area at that time when she lost control.
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Police said she went from the left lane onto the left shoulder and struck the metal guardreail.
The Acura flipped into the median and came to a rest on its roof.
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State police, along with the Philadelphia Fire Department and EMS were called to the scene, where Brachelli was pronounced dead.
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