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Coroner IDs 18-Year-Old Woman Killed In Allentown Shooting
The Lehigh County Coroner's Office has named the 18-year-old woman who was fatally shot in an Allentown home last Monday, Oct. 2. Sian A. Cartagena was struck by gunfire on the 2000 block of West Green Street around 5:30 a.m., officials said. She died from her wounds at the hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Her cause of death has been ruled a homicide, said Coroner Daniel Buglio. Allentown police and Lehigh County detectives are investigating. In a GoFundMe post, Cartagena's mother Dolores said her daughter had just turned 18 in August. "(She) had so many goals, dreams…
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Mom, 35, Killed In Allentown Shooting Was 'Happy Spirit'
Police have identified the victim of a shooting last week in Allentown as a 35-year-old mother of three. Giselle Karen Trabal was shot around 2 a.m. on the 600 block of North Law Street, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. She was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, where she was pronounced dead at 4:49 a.m. The cause of death was found to be a gunshot wound to body. Buglio ruled Trabal's death a homicide. A GoFundMe page launched for Trabal's funeral had raised more than $760 as of Monday, Oct. 2. "On Friday, September 29th, we received the call that no mother, b…
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Woman Shot Dead In Allentown: Coroner
A 35-year-old woman was shot and killed in Allentown early Friday morning, Sept. 29. The unnamed victim was shot around 2 a.m. on the 600 block of North Law Street, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said. Her death was ruled a homicide. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 2. Allentown police and Lehigh County detectives are investigating in addition to the Coroner's Office. Officials said they have identified the victim but are withholding her name so family members can grieve privately.
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Shooting Victim Identified In Allentown
Authorities in Allentown have named the 58-year-old man who was shot and killed on a city street early Saturday morning, Sept. 23. Orlando Ibanez was struck by gunfire on the 500 block of West Allen Street around 1:45 a.m., said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Ibanez, of Allentown, was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from his wound around 2:20 a.m., the coroner said. His death was ruled a homicide. Allentown police and Lehigh County detectives are investigating, the Coroner's Office added.
Obituaries
PA Man Crushed To Death By Lawn Tractor, Coroner Says
A noted area historian has died from his injuries after being involved in a tractor accident, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Frank Fabian, 86, was driving a lawn tractor that rolled over onto him on Sunday, Sept. 17, officials said. He died from complications due to abdominal compression injuries early Wednesday morning, Sept. 20, according to the coroner. Fabian, of Lower Saucon, was a long-time member of the township's Historical Society, said President and Public Relations Chair Karen Samuels. "He was a dedicated local historian and past treasurer of L…
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PA Driver Charged With Homicide By Vehicle In Deadly DUI Crash: Police
An Emmaus man is charged with homicide by vehicle after police say he was driving under the influence during a deadly crash in Allentown late last year. Chase R. Strahler, 25, faces multiple felony offenses for the wreck that killed 63-year-old John Sassaman on Oct. 2, said the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office and Allentown police. First responders were called to the 400 block of South 24th Street just before 1 a.m. that morning for a serious crash, the release says. They arrived to find Strahler's Jeep Grand Cherokee facing east in the southbound lane and Sassaman's Hyundai So…
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PA Dad Killed In Head-On Crash On Turnpike
A driver is dead following an early morning crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Chad E. Condon, 47, of Prospect Park, died from blunt-force chest injuries just after 4 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 13, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. The manner of death was ruled accidental. Condon was headed north on the Turnpike in Upper Milford Township when his car struck another head-on at around 2 a.m. Sunday, officials said. In addition to the Lehigh County Coroner, Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the crash. According to loved one…
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PA Woman, 83, Dies In Rollover Crash On Route 61: Coroner
An 83-year-old woman is dead following a rollover car accident in Schuylkill County on Thursday, Aug. 3, according to authorities. Ann Marie Zeall of Amity Township was a passenger in a car that veered off Route 61 in West Brunswick around 1:30 p.m., said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The car hit some trees before rolling over, officials said. Zeall was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where she died from multiple traumatic injuries around 5:30 p.m., the coroner said. The manner of death was not given. The crash is also being investigated by state p…
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Victim Dies From Wound Years After Allentown Shooting: Coroner
The victim in a 2021 Allentown shooting died from his wounds this week in what the Lehigh County Coroner's Office has ruled as a homicide. Roniel O. Santos-Rivera of Plymouth Meeting was shot in the head on the 1200 block of West Linden Street on Aug. 21, 2021, authorities said. On Thursday, July 27, he died of complications from that wound at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, according to Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. He was 29. In addition to the Coroner's Office, his death remains under investigation by Allentown police and county detectives. No charges have been filed i…
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27-Year-Old Killed By Allentown Police Identified
The man shot and killed by police in Allentown early on Monday, July 24 has been identified as 27-year-old Dominick Hogans. Hogans was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest around 4:30 a.m., said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a release. City police said they were called to the corner of 6th and Turner streets around 3:40 a.m. for reports of a "male waving a firearm." Officers said the man "fled on foot" after they arrived and a chase ensued. Authorities claim the man "brandished a firearm and fired at officers" before they "returned fire, striking the suspect." Hogans…
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NY Native Dad Killed In Poconos ATV Accident: Coroner
Peter Holzapfel, a Wayne County husband and father, died following an ATV accident in Dreher Township, according to officials. He was 64. Holzapfel, of Newfoundland, was driving along Hilltop Road when his "motor tricycle" overturned on Sunday, July 16, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The 64-year-old died from multiple traumatic injuries at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest on Wednesday, July 19, the coroner said. His death was ruled accidental. According to his Facebook, Holzapfel was a Queens, New York native who graduated from Forest Hills High School and wen…
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29-Year-Old Man Found Dead In Homicide: Lehigh Co. Coroner (
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A 29-year-old man was found dead in his Allentown home early on Sunday, July 9, says the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Alexander M. Price was pronounced dead at his house on the 300 block of North 16th Street around 11 a.m., Coroner Daniel A. Buglio wrote in a release dated Monday, July 10. His death was ruled a homicide by blunt force head injuries following his autopsy on Tuesday, July 11, the coroner's office said. Allentown police and county detectives are investigating, the coroner added.
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