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Pennsylvania Secretary Of Education Resigns, Interim Replacement Named Pennsylvania Secretary Of Education Resigns, Interim Replacement Named
Pennsylvania Secretary Of Education Resigns, Interim Replacement Named Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Khalid N. Mumin has resigned from his position, state officials announced on Wednesday, Nov. 22. The resignation follows his service during a pivotal period of restructuring in the state’s education system. Peter Schweyer, Pennsylvania House Education Committee Majority Chairman, praised Mumin’s contributions, particularly during recent changes to the state’s basic education funding system. “Since becoming the Chair of the House Education Committee, Dr. Mumin and I have enjoyed a positive working relationship with the common goal to support and enrich Pe…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Amish Farm Has Two-Alarm Barn Fire: Authorities Amish Farm Has Two-Alarm Barn Fire: Authorities
Amish Farm Has Two-Alarm Barn Fire: Authorities An Amish barn had a blaze burning through it early Thursday morning, Oct. 10, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications.  The call to the fire at the farm located in the 5900 block of Meadville Road in Salisbury Township, Narvon came into LCWC at 3:24 a.m., according to the supervisor. The area of Meadeville and Red Hill roads were closed as fire crews battled the blaze.   The barn stored hay, not animals, so no humans or animals were injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation.  This is one of two incidents involving the Lancaster Amish community th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Amish Horse-Buggy Crash Closed PA 340: PennDOT Amish Horse-Buggy Crash Closed PA 340: PennDOT
Amish Horse-Buggy Crash Closed PA 340: PennDOT A horse-and-buggy crash closed part of PA 340 in Lancaster County on Thursday evening, Sept. 19, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice.  The horse-and-buggy and vehicle collided at the intersection of PA 340 and School Lane Road in the Salisbury Township, Gap area around 6:30 p.m. The road was completely closed "due to the vehicle rolling over," Schreffler said. The area fully reopened just after 8 p.m. There is no word of any injuries to the people or the horse involved in the crash.  Pennsylvania State Police are investigatin…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Horse Struck Dead By Van, No Charges Filed: PA State Police Horse Struck Dead By Van, No Charges Filed: PA State Police
Horse Struck Dead By Van, No Charges Filed: PA State Police A horse was struck dead by a minivan in Salisbury Township on Thursday, Sep. 5, Pennsylvania State Police announced the following day.  The 2011 Dodge Caravan driven by 20-year-old Leon Lapp of Atglen struck a horse standing on Churchtown Road just south of Main Street at 6:01 a.m., PSP Lancaster Trooper Joshua Croyle wrote in the release.   The Caravan was going south on the Road when it hit the horse then continued across the northbound lane of traffic, off the road, into a PP&L utility pole, Trooper Croyle explained.  The horse died from the initial impact of the…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Unlicensed NJ Flight Instructor Indicted In PA Plane Crash That Killed IT Manager Unlicensed NJ Flight Instructor Indicted In PA Plane Crash That Killed IT Manager
Unlicensed NJ Flight Instructor Indicted In PA Plane Crash That Killed IT Manager A 36-year-old New Jersey unlicensed flight instructor who was in two prior crashes has been indicted in a third — a 2022 incident that killed his student pilot in Pennsylvania, authorities announced. Philip Everton McPherson II, 36, of Haddon Township, NJ, has been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter and 40 counts of serving as an airman without a certificate, in connection with the crash on Sept. 28, 2022 in Salisbury Township, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that said on Monday, Aug. 5. The victim in the crash had previously been identified as Kei…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead Of Gunshot Wound In Lehigh County Man Found Dead Of Gunshot Wound In Lehigh County
Man Found Dead Of Gunshot Wound In Lehigh County A 65-year-old man from Salisbury Township was found dead of a gunshot wound, authorities said. Richard A. Costello was pronounced dead on Friday, Aug. 2, at 9:37 a.m. at his home, they said. An autopsy was completed on Monday, Aug. 5 at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensics Center.  The cause of death is a gunshot wound to the abdomen, the coroner said. The manner of death is pending an investigation, the coroner said. Costello was found at his home during a welfare check by police, who were contacted by a concerned family member. In addition to the co…

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by Jon Craig
Obituaries
Pequea Valley High School Student Killed In ATV Rollover Crash Pequea Valley High School Student Killed In ATV Rollover Crash
Pequea Valley High School Student Killed In ATV Rollover Crash An all-terrain vehicle rollover crash has led to the death of a Pequea Valley High School student.  Tyler Yoder, 18 of Narvon previously of Rohrerstown and Lancaster, passed away following the ATV crash in the 5800 block of Northeimer Road in Salisbury Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police. That crash happened around 8:41 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, PSP explained in a release. State police continue to investigate this deadly crash but they have explained that "The victim was operating an all-terrain vehicle in a field when the vehicle flipped. The victim was partially ej…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police Respond To Rollover Crash In Salisbury Township Police Respond To Rollover Crash In Salisbury Township
Police Respond To Rollover Crash In Salisbury Township A multi-vehicle accident involving a school bus was reported in Salisbury Township early Monday, April 8, authorities told Daily Voice.  Three vehicles were involved in the crash on the 1500 block of East Emmaus Avenue around 7:30 a.m., township police said. No students were onboard the bus and the driver of the car that rolled over was not injured, officials said.  The flipped vehicle was removed from the roadway with assistance from the Eastern Salisbury Fire Department, according to police.  The crash remains under investigation and anyone with information is asked to cal…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Woman Punches Pennsylvania State Police Trooper: Affidavit Woman Punches Pennsylvania State Police Trooper: Affidavit
Woman Punches Pennsylvania State Police Trooper: Affidavit A 54-year-old woman has been charged after she punched a trooper, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Feb. 29.  Tiffany Anne Mercer recent of Gap but previously of Bowmansville, Landisville, and Lancaster, punched a trooper on Dogwood Lane in Salisbury Township around 7:18 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, according to the PA State Police release.  Troopers Michael Artale and Zachary Cianflone had been called to the Crestwood Mobile Home Park for a report of a domestic disturbance. They arrived in their duty uniforms in a marked patrol vehicle. When they located the home they…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Bomb Squad Called To Scene Of Lehigh County Blaze: Authorities Bomb Squad Called To Scene Of Lehigh County Blaze: Authorities
Firefighter Hurt In Salisbury Township Blaze: Officials Several residents were displaced and one first responder was injured after a Salisbury Township home caught fire Wednesday evening, Jan. 4, according to authorities.  Firefighters were called to a house on the 2900 block of Meadowbrook Circle around 4:30 p.m. to find smoke and flames coming from the basement, officers said in a release.   Police officers used fire extinguishers to keep the blaze contained while firefighters arrived and suppressed the flames, they wrote.  The Allentown Bomb Squad was called to the scene after one resident said there "may be" fireworks, b…

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by Mac Bullock
News
Delaware 87-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Lehigh Valley Crash: Coroner Delaware 87-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Lehigh Valley Crash: Coroner
Delaware 87-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Lehigh Valley Crash: Coroner A passenger in a Salisbury Township crash has succumbed to her injuries, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Camille Couzens, an 87-year-old Wilmington, Delaware resident, was in a car that collided with another on I-78 around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26, officials said.  She was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where she died from multiple traumatic injuries on Friday evening, Dec. 1, the coroner said. The manner of death was ruled accidental.  Pennsylvania State Police in Fogelsville are also investigating the crash, the coroner said.  The I-78 wre…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
NY Sex Offender Who Absconded Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police NY Sex Offender Who Absconded Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police
NY Sex Offender Who Absconded Wanted By Pennsylvania State Police State troopers are looking for a New York sex offender who has not kept up with his registration requirements, according to authorities.  Edwin Rolando Padron, 57, was convicted in 2012 of possessing child sexual abuse material, PSP said.  The state Megan's Law website shows Padron's most recent address as 1043 Washington Street in Easton and says he works in or near Allentown and Salisbury Township.  He is 5-foot-10 and 220 pounds with brown eyes and black/gray hair, authorities said.  Anyone with information on Padron's whereabouts is asked to call PSP at 610-87…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead After Eastern PA House Fire ID'd: Coroner Man Found Dead After Eastern PA House Fire ID'd: Coroner
Man Found Dead After Eastern PA House Fire ID'd: Coroner A 59-year-old man was found dead following a house fire in Eastern Pennsylvania on Monday night, authorities announced Tuesday morning. Richard 'Rick' A. Omick of Allentown was pronounced dead at the scene at his home at 3116 Essex Road, Allentown, Salisbury Township at 9:08 p.m. on Sept. 18, as detailed by the Lehigh Valley Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.  It is unclear if anyone else was hurt or how the fire started.  His cause of death was "smoke inhalation and thermal injuries due to house fire," Buglio said. "I will rule on the manner of death upon completion of the fire inv…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Lehigh County Crash ID'd By Coroner 22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Lehigh County Crash ID'd By Coroner
22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Lehigh County Crash ID'd By Coroner A motorcyclist is dead following an accident in Salisbury Township late on Tuesday, May 9, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a release.  It happened on the 600 block of State Avenue around 8:45 p.m., he wrote. Peyton E. Hyndman, a 22-year-old Emmaus resident, collided with another vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, the coroner said.  The cause of death was listed as multiple traumatic injuries and the manner of death was ruled accidental, he added.  Around 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Salisbury Township police warned of a "serious motor vehicle accident" in the area near Sta…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Lehigh Christian Academy Evacuated, Eight People Hospitalized Lehigh Christian Academy Evacuated, Eight People Hospitalized
Lehigh Christian Academy Evacuated, Eight People Hospitalized Six students and two adults were taken to an area hospital after police responded to an ongoing incident at the Lehigh Christian Academy Thursday morning.  Salisbury Township police and EMS crews were dispatched to the private school, 1151 South Cedar Crest Blvd., when a person became sick around 9:30 a.m. on April 27, said the department in a release.  When a second person fell ill, Western Salisbury firefighters were called to the scene to conduct air quality checks, police said.  They found "no obvious levels that were cause for concern," but still eva…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Lehigh Valley Apartment Fire Under Investigation, Officials Say Lehigh Valley Apartment Fire Under Investigation, Officials Say
Lehigh Valley Apartment Fire Under Investigation, Officials Say One resident was displaced in a single-unit apartment fire in Salisbury Township late on Sunday, April 2, authorities announced.  It happened on the 1600 block of 33rd Street Southwest just before 7 p.m., said township police in a statement. Officers and firefighters with the Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire Company were called to the complex for an oven fire, the department said.  On arrival, first responders noted heavy smoke and fire coming from inside the building, the release says. Residents were evacuated as firefighters knocked down the flames in about 30 minutes, officials wrote.  …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Gas Leak At Lehigh Valley Hospital Complex Brings First Responders Gas Leak At Lehigh Valley Hospital Complex Brings First Responders
Gas Leak At Lehigh Valley Hospital Complex Brings First Responders Emergency officials responded to a gas leak near the Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest hospital complex in the afternoon hours on Tuesday, Jan. 17, authorities revealed.  Firemen were called to the complex at 1200 S. Cedar Crest Blvd. at about 2:15 p.m. after a gas line was struck, Salisbury Township police said in a statement.  The leak affected buildings numbered 1243, 1247, 1251, 1259, and 1265, and some occupants complained of a gas odor, they added. The gas line was shut off and evacuations were not necessary, though some of the affected businesses chose to close for the day, police …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Lehigh Man Dies In Christmas Eve Workplace Accident, Coroner Says Lehigh Man Dies In Christmas Eve Workplace Accident, Coroner Says
Lehigh Man Dies In Christmas Eve Workplace Accident, Coroner Says A Lehigh Valley man is dead following a workplace accident on Christmas Eve, officials say.  Michael David Lugo, a 39-year-old resident of Salisbury Township, was at the NFI Industries warehouse at 9645 West Hills Court in Weisenberg, when he became trapped between a loading dock wall and a trailer at about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a statement.  Emergency personnel on-scene declared Lugo dead at about 11:30 a.m., he added.  According to the autopsy completed Tuesday, Dec. 27, Lugo died from a combination of blunt force trau…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Fire Closes Mexican Restaurant In Lehigh County, Officials Say Fire Closes Mexican Restaurant In Lehigh County, Officials Say
Fire Closes Mexican Restaurant In Lehigh County, Officials Say A fire broke out at a Mexican restaurant in Lehigh County in the early morning hours on Wednesday, Nov. 30, according to officials.  First responders were called to La Cabanita Restaurant at 2720 South Pike Avenue in Salisbury Township for an automatic fire alarm just before 4 a.m., police said in a statement. On arrival, emergency personnel saw smoke coming from the building and called nearby departments for assistance, authorities said.  Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze and ventilate the building within an hour, according to police. Further investigation revea…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Services Set For Bethlehem Motorcyclist, Loving Dad Scotty Bernard Killed By Drunk Driver At 35 Services Set For Bethlehem Motorcyclist, Loving Dad Scotty Bernard Killed By Drunk Driver At 35
Services Set For Bethlehem Motorcyclist, Loving Dad Scotty Bernard Killed By Drunk Driver At 35 Funeral services have been set for Scotty Andrew Bernard, the Bethlehem motorcyclist and loving father who was struck and killed by a drunk driver on Sunday, Oct. 30 at the age of 35. Scotty, formerly of Tobyhanna, was hit at the intersection of Rt. 378 and the entrance to Saucon Valley Square in Lower Saucon Township around 9:50 p.m., authorities said. The driver, Jacob Mark Conklin, 35, of Salisbury Township, was charged with a second-degree felony count of accidents involving death or personal injury, as well as misdemeanor DUI, according to a report from LehighValleyLive. Born in Manha…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Allentown House Fire Injures 1, Displaces 2 More, Officials Say Allentown House Fire Injures 1, Displaces 2 More, Officials Say
Allentown House Fire Injures 1, Displaces 2 More, Officials Say One Allentown resident was injured and two others were displaced by a house fire on the 1800 block of Washington Street around 10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, fire officials said. The blaze began in an upstairs bedroom, where firefighters managed to contain it, according to fire Capt. John Christopher.  An adult male suffered burns to the "face and back area" and smoke inhalation, he said, while two other residents — one adult and one child — escaped unharmed. The injured man was treated at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Township, but his present condition was not immed…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Plane Was In Air For One Minute Before Deadly Crash In Salisbury Township, Officials Say Plane Was In Air For One Minute Before Deadly Crash In Salisbury Township, Officials Say
Plane Was In Air For One Minute Before Deadly Crash In Salisbury Township, Officials Say New details have been released in the Salisbury Township plane crash that killed a student pilot and injured a flight instructor last month, officials said. The single-engine Piper PA-28-140 took off from Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport at 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, and was in the air for one minute before going down in a residential yard on the 1400 block of Keystone Road in Salisbury Township, according to a preliminary report released by the NTSB on Friday, Oct. 7. The aircraft traveled for less than a mile and then made a slight left turn before its data was…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Coroner Identifies Motorcyclist Killed In Salisbury Township Crash Coroner Identifies Motorcyclist Killed In Salisbury Township Crash
Coroner Identifies Motorcyclist Killed In Salisbury Township Crash Authorities have identified the motorcyclist killed in a Thursday, Oct. 6 crash in Salisbury Township. Edward A. Senick, 63, died on the 1500 block of Seidersville Road around 9:15 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. The Bethlehem man lost control of his motorcycle and was struck by a vehicle around 8:30 p.m., the coroner said. His cause of death was determined to be multiple blunt force injuries. It was not immediately known if any charges against the other driver had been filed. In addition to the coroner’s office, the death is being investigated by the Salisbury Towns…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
63-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies In Allentown Crash: Officials 63-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies In Allentown Crash: Officials
63-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies In Allentown Crash: Officials A 63-year-old pedestrian died in a crash in Allentown, authorities said. John Sassaman was pronounced dead on Sunday, Oct. 2 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest after the crash just before 1 a.m. on the 400 Block of S. 24th Street, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The Salisbury Township resident died of complications from multiple traumatic injuries, the coroner said. His manner of death was determined to be accidental. Further details about the crash were not immediately known. The incident remains under investigation by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, Allentown Pol…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
One Dead, Another Injured In Salisbury Township Small Plane Crash: Police One Dead, Another Injured In Salisbury Township Small Plane Crash: Police
One Dead, Another Injured In Salisbury Township Small Plane Crash: Police One person died and another was injured after a small plane crashed outside of a home in Salisbury Township, authorities confirmed. The Federal Aviation Administration said that a single-engine Piper PA-28 crashed in a yard around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28. Salisbury plane crash: What we know at 4:30 p.m. -1 person confirmed dead after plane crashed into yard -Another person... Posted by The Morning Call on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Officers responding to the scene on the 1400 block of Keystone Road found two victims, one of whom was pronounced dead at the scene, Salisbury Tow…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Large Sinkhole Forms In Salisbury Township: Police Large Sinkhole Forms In Salisbury Township: Police
Large Sinkhole Forms In Salisbury Township: Police Traffic is being redirected after a sinkhole formed in Lehigh County on Tuesday, Aug. 8, authorities said. The sinkhole opened up on East Wayne Avenue at South Potomac Street in Salisbury Township around 5:20 p.m., local police said. The Salisbury Township Police Department shared a video on Facebook of water shooting into the air from the sinkhole. ⛑ A large sinkhole is forming in the 800 block of East Wayne Avenue. PD, FD, and PW are on scene. East Wayne Avenue at... Posted by Salisbury Township Police Department on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 The streets will be closed until further no…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Resident Treated For Burns After Fire Breaks Out At 122-Year-Old Allentown Home Resident Treated For Burns After Fire Breaks Out At 122-Year-Old Allentown Home
Resident Treated For Burns After Fire Breaks Out At 122-Year-Old Allentown Home A resident was burned after a fire broke out at an Allentown home that was built in 1900, authorities said. Crews quickly extinguished the blaze that broke out at the 122-year-old house on the 1000 block of East Emmaus Avenue around 5:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, Salisbury Township police said. One person was treated for burns on the scene after being alerted to the fire by their smoke detectors, police said. No animals were injured. The road was temporarily closed as crews cleared the scene. The origin and cause of the fire remain under investigation by the Salisbury Township Fire M…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Woman Shoots, Kills Roommate In Lehigh Valley: Report Woman Shoots, Kills Roommate In Lehigh Valley: Report
Woman Shoots, Kills Roommate In Lehigh Valley: Report A 40-year-old woman was arrested for shooting and killing her roommate in their Lehigh Valley home, WFMZ reports. Salisbury Township police officers were called just before 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1 to a home on the 700 block of East Federal Street, where they found 37-year-old Tracy Lynn Hoffman dead inside a bedroom, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said in a Tuesday, Aug. 2 release. Terri Hodel, of Allentown, was arraigned on a criminal homicide charge on Monday and remanded to the Lehigh County Jail with bail denied, court records show. It all began on Sunday, July 31, when a member of …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Allentown Man Killed In Salisbury Township Crash: Report Allentown Man Killed In Salisbury Township Crash: Report
Allentown Man Killed In Salisbury Township Crash: Report A 65-year-old man was killed and a driver was injured in a two-car crash Tuesday, April 12 in Salisbury Township, LehighValleyLive reports. The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. on the 1200 block of South 24th Street, the outlet says citing police. James Davis, of Allentown, was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the outlet. It was not immediately clear whether Davis was a driver or passenger. Click here for more from LehighValleyLive.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Man, 76, Dies Days After Being Struck By Vehicle In Allentown: Coroner Man, 76, Dies Days After Being Struck By Vehicle In Allentown: Coroner
Man, 76, Dies Days After Being Struck By Vehicle In Allentown: Coroner A 76-year-old Salisbury Township man has died four days after being struck by a vehicle in Allentown, authorities said. Joseph A. Lacomare died on Sunday, Feb. 6 at St. Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem from closed head injuries sustained in a crash, according to Lehigh County Coroner's Office. His death was ruled an accident. Lacomare was struck by a vehicle in the 500 block of Union Boulevard around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation by Allentown police.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Multiple Injuries Reported In Salisbury Township Estate Fire Multiple Injuries Reported In Salisbury Township Estate Fire
Multiple Injuries Reported In Salisbury Township Estate Fire Several injuries were reported in a fire that broke out early Tuesday at an estate in the Lehigh Valley, 6abc reports. Multiple fire companies responded to the home at the 3000 block of Barrington Lane in Salisbury Township just after 6 a.m., officials said on social media. Three alarms had been struck as of 8 a.m.

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by Cecilia Levine