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Driver Loses Control, Strikes 3 Pedestrians Watching Cars Race In Lehigh Valley: DA
Three people were injured — one seriously — after a driver allegedly lost control of his car, striking them in the Lehigh Valley last year, authorities said.
Jorge Ramon Torres, 24, of Allentown, was behind the wheel of a Honda Civic that struck three people watching cars race on North Dauphin Street and Allentown Drive on Nov. 26, 2021, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca.
Responding officers found the injured victims at the scene around 10:40 p.m., along with an unoccupied, disabled Honda C…
DA: Allentown Man Accused Of Killing Mom, Sister Pleads Guilty But Mentally Ill
An Allentown man charged with killing his mother and sister in 2018 has entered a guilty plea, authorities announced.
Zakiiy Carson, 37, on Tuesday pleaded guilty but mentally ill to two counts of murder in the third degree, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin.
Carson called 911 himself on Oct. 28, 2018, and told dispatchers he had shot his mother and sister, identified as Newark, NJ natives Latricia Ezell and Ashley Campfield, authorities said.
When officers took Carson into custody, he explained he had argued with his mom earlier that day about the treatment…
