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Schuylkill County Driver, 83, Dies Months After Accident
A Schuylkill County man has died from injuries sustained in a crash that happened over three months ago, authorities say.
Leroy K. Smith, 83, was the driver of a car that veered off the road and hit several parked vehicles in Hegins Township on March 6, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a release.
Smith, of Barry Township, died from multiple traumatic injuries on Tuesday, June 27, the coroner said. The manner of death was ruled accidental.
The Hegins Township Police Department also investigated Smith's death, the Coroner's Office noted.
Bethlehem Driver, 81, Killed In Accident
Authorities have identified the Bethlehem driver who died in a crash on Wednesday, June 21.
Rong Chin Kuo, 81, of Bethlehem, died of blunt force injuries in an accident, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a release.
Kuo was driving along the 1900 block of Easton Avenue at 4 p.m. when his car veered off the road and hit a tree, the Coroner said. He was rushed to St. Luke's University Hospital where he died from his injuries about two hours later, officials said.
The crash is being investigated by Bethlehem police, the Coroner's Office added.
