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NJ Trucker Killed In PA I-78 Overturn Crash: Coroner NJ Trucker Killed In PA I-78 Overturn Crash: Coroner
NJ Trucker Killed In PA I-78 Overturn Crash: Coroner A New Jersey truck driver was killed when his tractor-trailer veered off the road and overturned on Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania, officials announced on Thursday, March 6. Timothy O. Atanda, 48, of Newark, was behind the wheel when the crash happened at mile marker 60.7 in Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, at approximately 2:01 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said. Atanda was pronounced dead at 2:47 p.m. in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. An autopsy determined his cause of death was blunt force injuries due to a motor veh…

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NJ Native Motorcyclist Dad Caused Crash That Killed Him, PA DA Says NJ Native Motorcyclist Dad Caused Crash That Killed Him, PA DA Says
NJ Native Motorcyclist Dad Caused Crash That Killed Him, PA DA Says New details have been released in four Lehigh Valley crashes, revealing that the three fatal crashes were caused by the drivers and were possibly preventable. This includes the death of a New Jersey native, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said on Monday, Oct. 14. Jorge Pickett, 34, originally of Camden, NJ, and most recently of Bethlehem, rode his motorcycle "through a steady red light for westbound traffic on Center Valley Parkway" fatally striking an SUV around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4 at West Saucon Valley Circle and Center Valley Parkway in Upper Saucon Township, the DA deta…

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