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Victims ID'd In Fatal Lehigh Crash: Coroner Victims ID'd In Fatal Lehigh Crash: Coroner
Victims ID'd In Fatal Lehigh Crash: Coroner Officials have identified the two men killed in an accident on a rural Lehigh County road Sunday evening.  Christoper C. Schaffer, 25, and Patrick A. Phyrillas, 22, both of Reading, were passengers in a vehicle that collided with a tractor-trailer on Jan. 29, said county Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a release.  The accident occurred at about 4 p.m. near the corner of Hamilton Boulevard and Folk Road in Upper Macungie, the coroner continued. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene due to blunt force head injuries, and their deaths have been ruled accidental, he added.  …

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by Mac Bullock
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Berks Man Was DUI In Crash That Killed 26-Year-Old Man In Lehigh County Berks Man Was DUI In Crash That Killed 26-Year-Old Man In Lehigh County
Berks Man Was DUI In Crash That Killed 26-Year-Old Man In Lehigh County A Berks County man was triple the legal limit when he struck and killed a 26-year-old man in Lehigh County earlier this year, authorities said. Jonathan A. Richards, 40, of Shillington, is charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, involuntary manslaughter, DUI, and related offenses. Richards was driving his Jeep Wrangler north on Hamilton Boulevard in Upper Macungie early on Jan. 17 when he reportedly lost control and crossed into the south lane, colliding head-on with Wadnor J. Louis' car, LehighValleyLive says citing the Lehigh County District Attorney's Off…

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by Nicole Acosta
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10 Hospitalized In Upper Macungie Crash (PHOTOS) 10 Hospitalized In Upper Macungie Crash (PHOTOS)
10 Hospitalized In Upper Macungie Crash (Photos) Ten victims were hospitalized in a chain-reaction crash Saturday in Upper Macungie, authorities said. A 27-year-old Connecticut man behind the wheel of a tractor trailer apparently failed to stop for a line of cars around 2:15 p.m. on Hamilton Boulevard right near Newtown Road, WFMZ reports. The trailer struck a pick-up truck that was pushed into a van, which was pushed into a car, the outlet said. Nester Video Production captured footage from the scene, showing two victims requiring extrication and several severely damaged cars being towed. 2 people were extricated and 9 were transp…

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by Cecilia Levine