Coroner ID's Lehigh Valley Driver Who Fatally Crashed Into House

Authorities have identified the Lehigh Valley driver who died after crashing into a Northampton County home Thursday night but are still working to figure out exactly how it happened.

Gregory Allen Mertz, a 63-year-old from Carbon County, died after crashing into a Northampton County home late on Thursday. The accident remains under investigation.
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Mac Bullock

12/23/2022 4:41 p.m.

Gregory Allen Mertz, 63, of Palmerton, was declared dead at the scene of the accident on Riverview Drive/State Route 145 in Lehigh Township on Dec. 22, Coroner Zachary Lysek said in a statement.

The cause of death was determined to be multiple traumatic injuries, and the manner of death is accidental, he wrote.

Investigators believe Mertz was involved in a two-car accident on the 1100 block just before 9:15 p.m. When first responders arrived, they found one of the cars had hit a house on the street.

The condition of the other driver was not immediately clear Friday evening.

The accident remains under investigation by police, the coroner added.

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