Lehigh Man Dies After Being Pinned Under Car: Coroner

A Lehigh County man has died after becoming pinned under his car, authorities say.

Ariel Fernandez-Fernandez, 36, of Whitehall Township, died after being pinned under his vehicle in his garage Sunday, authorities say.
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12/19/2022 11:10 a.m.

Ariel Fernandez-Fernandez, 36, of Whitehall Township, was working on a vehicle in the garage at his home sometime before noon on Sunday, Dec. 18 when the car slipped off the jacks, said county Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a statement.

Fernandez-Fernandez was trapped under the car's rear axle and asphyxiated to death, the coroner said.

The incident was also investigated by Whitehall police, he added.

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