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Support Surges For Family Of Lehigh Valley Girl, 16, Reading Man Killed In Crash
Support is pouring in for the families of a teenage girl and a 42-year-old man killed in a Lehigh Valley crash.
Mia G. Due, 16, was a passenger in a vehicle struck by a motorcycle at MacArthur Road near Mechanicsville Road in Whitehall Township around 6:55 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said.
The motorcyclist, who was identified as Jose Estrada, 42, of Reading, also died at the scene, authorities said.
More than $33,300 had been raised for Due's family on a GoFundMe page as of Thursday, Aug. 4.
Due was one of three sisters and aspired to be a&nb…
Man Charged In Shooting Death Of Allentown Woman Outside Warehouse
A 55-year-old man has been charged with fatally shooting a woman outside her warehouse job in the Lehigh Valley Friday, July 15, authorities said.
Jose A. Bencosme, of Allentown, has been charged with criminal homicide and firearms not to be carried without a license, Upper Macungie police said.
Maria I. Guzman-Rodriguez, 44, of Allentown, was sitting inside her vehicle when Bencosme shot and killed her outside Lineage Logistics, a refrigerated storage facility on Ruppsville Road just before 4 a.m., according to local police and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.
Bencosme fled t…
Lehigh Valley Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash, 50
A 50-year-old man from the Lehigh Valley area died following a motorcycle crash, authorities confirmed.
Tyson Houchin lost control of his motorcycle and crashed near 399 Daniels Rd. in Bushkill Township (Northampton County) just after 6:55 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said.
Houchin, of Bushkill Township, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg, where he succumbed to his injuries shortly before 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, authorities said.
His cause of death was listed as blunt force injury complications.
The accident remains under investigation…
Lehigh Valley Man, 57, Killed In Dump Truck Crash
A 57-year-old Lehigh Valley man was killed in a crash involving a dump truck, authorities confirmed.
The dump truck collided with another vehicle and hit a traffic sign support post near East 4th Street and Emery Street in Bethlehem just before 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, authorities said.
Front seat passenger David Polczer, 57, of Bethlehem, died from blunt force trauma at St. Luke’s Hospital about an hour after the crash, according to a release from the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.
Meanwhile, the area was shut down for several hours, causing major delays, DailyVoice.com reported.
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