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Monday, June 22, 2009

The driver of a minivan that was involved in a horrific three-car crash in Southwest Philadelphia on Friday died shortly after 7 this morning at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, police said.

Relatives said Bruce Hunter, 41, suffered an array of devastating injuries from the crash, including a crushed pelvis, broken arm, broken leg and collapsed lung. Hunter was married with five children, who ranged in age from 4 to 25.

The longtime West Philadelphia resident enjoyed coaching youth basketball teams, his family said. Hunter had planned on taking his kids to New York on Friday night for a weekend basketball tournament, but never made it home.

According to police, retired Brookhaven police officer Adam Brown lost control of his speeding Lamborghini on Essington Avenue near Bartram at about 6:30 p.m. Friday. The Lamborghini crossed into the opposite lane of traffic and struck Hunter's Mercury minivan and a Subaru Forester. The 45-year-old driver of the Subaru suffered minor injuries.

Brown, 29, and his passenger Geoffrey Kleiman, 60, died at the scene.

Posted by David Gambacorta @ 4:34 PM  Permalink |
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David Gambacorta has covered cops, criminals and everyone in between at the Daily News since 2005. He grew up in South Philadelphia and studied journalism at Temple University. And yes, he knows you have a hard time pronouncing his last name.

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