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Bethlehem Parents Charged In Toddler's OD Death: Reports
Two parents whose toddler son died of a fentanyl overdose in Bethlehem last summer now face criminal charges, reports LehighValleyLive.com.
Nicole Stauffer, 45, of Bethlehem, and Christian Brewster, 25, of New York, are charged with involuntary manslaughter and felony child endangerment, according to filings in Northampton County court.
Stauffer, Brewster, and their 2-year-old son were lounging in their shared bedroom on July 5, 2022, when Stauffer and the child fell asleep, LVL wrote. The mother woke up but eventually realized her son was unresponsive and that his lips had turn…
Pottsville Sanitation Worker Killed By Falling Sign: Coroner
A sanitation worker in Schuylkill County died after being struck by a falling street sign, officials say.
Kerry A. Spiess, 36, of Pottsville, was working on a sanitation truck in the 100 block of North Progress Avenue early in the morning on Sept. 6 when his truck backed into a standing sign pole, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office in a release.
Spiess stepped down off the back of the truck onto the sidewalk, when the sign fell and hit him on the head, officials added.
He died at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest on Friday, Dec. 2, just before 2 p.m., the Coroner's …
MontCo Man Killed In Crash Leaves Behind Newborn, Fiancé
Justin Minnucci had just entered a new chapter of life.
Three months ago, he became a dad with the birth of his son, Maverick.
The 28-year-old Montgomery County man was also set to wed his fiancé, Britney, who's two children he had considered his own.
But fate had other plans for Minnucci, of Souderton, who was killed in a crash on Monday, Nov. 7, in Franconia Township.
He died at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest of multiple blunt force injuries due to the 11:45 a.m. crash on West Cherry Lane and Souderton Hatfield Pike, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said.
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Man, 22, Killed In Hazleton Shooting: Authorities
A 22-year-old man was shot and killed in Hazleton, authorities said.
Felix Dini was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest at 4:10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 10, after the shooting on Friday, Oct. 7, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.
The Freeland resident was shot at the intersection of South Fulton Court and East Noble Street around 5:50 p.m., authorities said.
His cause of death was determined to be gunshot wounds and his manner of death was ruled a homicide, the coroner said.
An autopsy will be completed on Tuesday, Oct. 11.
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