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Two plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Scranton barber's death
Two men accused of road rage that led to the March 2024 death of a barber from West Scranton pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Tuesday. Prosecutors say John Darko, 1330 Fords Pond Road, Glenburn Twp., and Paul Viscomi, 39 Van Sickle St., Scott Twp., were involved in a road-rage incident on Keyser Avenue that resulted in the death of Brian Nardella. Fatal road rage incident The men were charged in May 2024 after an investigation that began when officers responded to a head-on crash the morning of March 27, 2024, along North Keyser Avenue near Stanton Street, according to the criminal complaint. First responders found Nardella unresponsive and trapped in his SUV, which was on its roof in a parking lot at the bottom of an embankment on the northbound side of Keyser Avenue, police said. * John Darko (Submitted) * Paul Viscomi (Submitted) Show Caption 1 of 2 John Darko (Submitted) Expand Darko was lying in the grass on the northbound side of Keyser Avenue with an apparent broken left leg and right arm after he was ejected from his 2006 Chevy Silverado during the crash, according to police. Darko was conscious and alert. Crews extricated Nardella and transported him to Geisinger Community Medical Center, where he died, according to the complaint. Investigators with the Scranton Police Department and state police determined Darko and Viscomi had been jockeying for position at the time of the crash, charges read. Darko first tried to pass Viscomi and Viscomi sped up to block him. Darko hit a curb and then Viscomi's truck. The impact caused Darko to lose control of his truck, spin out, cross the double yellow line into oncoming traffic and strike Nardella's vehicle, court paperwork says. The impact pushed Nardella's Honda Passport backward and over a small embankment, causing it to roll over onto its roof, according to police. Darko's truck spun violently after the impact, ejecting Darko through the passenger window. State police reconstructed the crash, determining Darko was driving at least 61 mph before the collision, and Viscomi accelerated from 20 mph to at least 53 mph to stop Darko from merging. Nardella attempted to maneuver out of the way, and his airbag module showed he was driving at 30 mph when the crash happened, according to the charging documents. The speed limit is 35 mph where the crash occurred, police said. Darko and Viscomi are scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 9.
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07-02-2025
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Egg shortage leads to odd pricing disparity with cage-free costing less than regular
The nationwide egg shortage that has resulted in sticker shock for millions of shoppers at grocery stores is even more bizarre in New York City, where organic, cage-free cartons, typically more expensive, now cost less than a regular dozen in some stores. At the Morton Williams grocery chain, a dozen white, regular eggs from an in-store brand were going for $9.99 this week, the New York Post reported. Meanwhile, a carton of Land O'Lakes brown eggs, which are produced "without hormones, steroids or antibiotics," cost just $5.59. The chain's Midtown location had other organic and cage-free varieties selling for under $10, including $5.69 for a dozen of Eggland's Best "vegetarian-fed hens" eggs. Shelling Out: Egg Prices Rise Nearly 37 Percent One reason for the strange pricing is that organic, free-range egg farms, which have also been hit by the avian flu, have been honoring lower-priced distribution contracts, according to Joe Viscomi, assistant director of operations for Morton Williams. Many of those contracts are expected to expire in the coming weeks, meaning prices could soon skyrocket past $10 for a dozen, he said. Read On The Fox News App "The disparity of the cost of organic brown and cage-free eggs versus conventional eggs is closing fast," Viscomi said. The outbreak has resulted in the slaughter of millions of hens in an effort to curb the spread, resulting in higher egg prices. Swalwell Slammed On Social Media For Questioning How Trump Will Lower Grocery Prices "I would not bet on a May recovery" as some experts have predicted, Matt Sutton-Vermeulen, principal in the agriculture and food practice at consulting firm Kearney told the newspaper. Throughout New York, many bodegas have raised prices on eggs. Some NYC shoppers are looking for a deal. The Bryant Park Whole Foods in Midtown is selling a dozen premium eggs for $4.69 this week, the Post reported. Some businesses are taking other steps to offset the price increases. The Waffle House, a Southern breakfast food chain, began a temporary 50-cent-per-egg surcharge to all of its menus Monday. The company blamed the ongoing egg shortage caused by bird flu, saying, "consumers and restaurants are being forced to make difficult decisions." It plans to monitor egg prices and "will adjust or remove the surcharge as market conditions allow."Original article source: Egg shortage leads to odd pricing disparity with cage-free costing less than regular
