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Bethlehem Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Allentown Hit-Run Crash Bethlehem Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Allentown Hit-Run Crash
Bethlehem Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Allentown Hit-Run Crash A Bethlehem man has pleaded guilty in a crash that killed a 46-year-old man in Allentown nearly two years ago, WFMZ reports. Issac Resto was convicted Tuesday, June 21 of vehicular homicide, accidents involving death or injury while not licensed, and accidents involving death or personal injury while leaving the scene, the outlet says. Eliezer Montano-Lopez, of Allentown, was crossing the street at Hanover Avenue and East Linden Street when a speeding Nissan Sentra driven by Resto struck him and fled the scene around 7:20 p.m on Oct. 8, 2020, authorities previously said. Montano-Lopez…

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by Nicole Acosta
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DA: Bethlehem Man Charged In Fatal Allentown Hit-Run Crash DA: Bethlehem Man Charged In Fatal Allentown Hit-Run Crash
DA: Bethlehem Man Charged In Fatal Allentown Hit-Run Crash A 21-year-old Bethlehem man was charged Wednesday for his involvement in a fatal hit-and-run crash last year, authorities announced. An investigation found that Issac Resto was behind the wheel of a Nissan Sentra traveling at a "high rate of speed" when he struck a 46-year-old man who was crossing the street at Hanover Avenue and East Linden Street at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2020, according to Allentown Police Chief Glenn Granitz Jr. and Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin. Witnesses told police they saw the Nissan Sentra immediately flee the scene after striking …

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by Nicole Acosta
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SEEN HIM? Bethlehem Man, 21, Sought In Deadly Pedestrian Crash SEEN HIM? Bethlehem Man, 21, Sought In Deadly Pedestrian Crash
Seen HIM? Bethlehem Man, 21, Sought In Deadly Pedestrian Crash Police are on the lookout for a 21-year-old man they say was involved in a deadly pedestrian hit-and-run crash in Bethlehem. Isaac Ricki Resto, of Bethlehem, is accused of striking Eliezer Montano-Lopez near the intersection of Hanover Ave. and E. Linden St. and speeding off around 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, Allentown Police said. Montano-Lopez was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital and later pronounced dead, police said. Anyone with information about Resto’s location is asked to contact the Traffic Division at 610-437-7732 or the APD desk at 610-437-7753.

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by Valerie Musson