Man killed in Blvd. crash

A man in his early 20s was killed when his car crashed into a tree, ejecting him from the car on Roosevelt Boulevard last night, police said. Shortly before 10 p.m., the man, who was unidentified, was driving south on the Boulevard near D Street in a silver Honda when he lost control of his vehicle.

The car flipped over and hit a tree, throwing him from the driver's seat. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was reported injured and no other car was involved in the accident, police said.

City Year seeks young helpers

City Year Greater Philadelphia, which offers young people a year of paid service to the community, will hold an open house at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Red Cross building, 22nd and Chestnut streets, to explain the program.

Coast Guard rescues 3

The Coast Guard rescued three people yesterday after the 32-foot boat they were aboard capsized two miles south of Cape May near Cape May Point. The Coast Guard received a call at 9:02 a.m. from a crew member aboard the Lady Jane reporting that they were taking on water fast and needed help.

A rescue-boat crew from Coast Guard Station Cape May arrived on scene and discovered that the Lady Jane had capsized and all three crew members were sitting on the partially submerged hull. They were taken to the Cape May station.

Teen acquitted of murder

Kendall Cottrell, 23, of Bristol Township, has been acquitted of murdering a teenager in a road-rage case in April 2006. Prosecutors said Cottrell had been in a car involved in a fender-bender and fired into the other vehicle, hitting Ahman Fralin, 18, an honor student from Bristol. He died later that year.

Jurors deliberated for more than five hours before acquitting Cottrell of first- and third-degree murder and reckless endangerment. Cottrell is serving a three- to eight-year prison term on drug trafficking and weapons convictions.

ACLU rips proposed ordinance

The American Civil Liberties Union says a proposed ordinance in State College that holds party hosts responsible for any illegal activities of guests would be unconstitutional.

The ACLU said the proposed "nuisance-gathering ordinance," slated for a hearing tonight, "runs roughshod over and through well-established constitutional rights."

Under the proposal, the host of a gathering of 10 or more people could be subject to summary-offense fines from $300 to $600 or 30 days in jail if the gathering results in certain illegal activities within 100 feet.

- Staff and wire reports