Hit-And-Run Driver Left Lehigh Valley Crash Scene With Airbags Deployed, Police Say

A driver with a suspended license left the scene of a Lehigh Valley crash with fully deployed airbags, authorities said.

Jakob Douglas Hoskin, 23
Photo Credit: *Slate Belt Regional Police Department/CrimeWatchPA*

Valerie Musson

08/12/2022 12:54 p.m.

Jakob Douglas Hoskin, 23, was driving a black Volkswagen when he crashed into another vehicle at the Penn Jersey gas station in Pen Argyl around 7:40 p.m. on Saturday, August 6, Slate Belt Regional Police said.

Hoskin then fled northbound on Route 512 with several airbags deployed, according to police.

Hoskin was found at a local home a short time later, where officers allegedly determined that he had a suspended license.

Hoskin’s vehicle was also found with deployed airbags and driver’s side damage consistent with the initial crash report, police said.

Hoskin was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving damage to an attended vehicle and other offenses.

Source: Slate Belt Regional Police Department/CrimeWatchPA

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