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Lehigh Valley Man Dies After Being Hit By Two Cars, Coroner Says Lehigh Valley Man Dies After Being Hit By Two Cars, Coroner Says
Lehigh Valley Man Dies After Being Hit By Two Cars, Coroner Says A car accident in the Lehigh Valley claimed the life of a pedestrian late on Saturday, June 10, officials say.  It happened around 9 p.m. in North Whitehall, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a statement. Christian Torres, 22, of North Whitehall, was hit by two cars near Rising Sun Road and Mauser Street.  Torres was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest about an hour later, he added. The cause of death is pending an autopsy scheduled for Wednesday, June 14, Buglio wrote.  The accident remains under investigation by state police. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Bergen County Authorities Seek Family Of Man Killed More Than 40 Years Ago Bergen County Authorities Seek Family Of Man Killed More Than 40 Years Ago
Bergen County Authorities Seek Family Of Man Killed More Than 40 Years Ago Authorities in Bergen County are hoping the public can help them locate the family of a man who was struck and killed on Route 17 in Hackensack more than 40 years ago but was only recently identified. Eugene Mack Jr. was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center on February 22, 1978. The Bergen County Medical Examiner was unable to identify the body and the case was registered in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Advances in fingerprint forensics helped the FBI identify Mack, who authorities said was born in New York City, served in the U.S. Air Force and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Support Surges For Grieving Dad Following Reading House Fire Support Surges For Grieving Dad Following Reading House Fire
Support Surges For Grieving Dad Following Reading House Fire Support is surging for a Reading family who lost three of its own along with their belongings in a blaze earlier this week. More than $11,500 had been raised as of Saturday on a GoFundMe for Aaron "Ace" Torres, mourning the loss of his partner, Catherine Torres, and two of their kids. Catherine, 32, and 9-year-old Christian Torres died of burns and smoke inhalation following the blaze at 936 Muhlenberg St., Thursday morning, the Reading Fire Department said. Firefighters arrived at 9:41 a.m. to find the 2.5-story building ravaged by flames that had spread rapidly from the downstairs kitche…

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by Cecilia Levine