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Coroner: Man Fatally Struck By SUV After Leaving Long-Term Care Facility

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Tom Sofield
A corner’s office van arriving at a scene. File photo.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

A man who was struck and killed by a vehicle earlier this month had walked out of a long-term care facility, according to the Bucks County Coroner.

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On November 2, LevittownNow.com broke the news that a fatal crash occurred on November 1 at approximately 9:16 p.m. along the 2600 block of Trenton Road, which sits between Statesman Health and Rehabilitation Center and Woodbourne Place and Holy Family Regional Catholic School.

Coroner Meredith Buck said the pedestrian who was killed was identified as 65-year-old John Affeldt.

Buck said Affeldt “wandered off from a long-term care facility” and was struck by a westbound gray-colored Cadillac SUV traveling along Trenton Road.

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Affeldt’s cause of death was ruled accidental and he died of multiple injuries.

Police reported the striking driver remained at the scene.

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The name of the facility from which Affelt left before he was struck was not released.

Buck expressed condolences to the Affeldt family.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.