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Tree Falls, Kills Woman Walking On PA Trail: Coroner Tree Falls, Kills Woman Walking On PA Trail: Coroner
Tree Falls, Kills Woman Walking On PA Trail: Coroner A woman was fatally struck by a falling tree while walking on the Saucon Rail Trail in Lower Saucon Township, authorities announced on Thursday, March 6. Police were called to the trail between Old Mill Road and Meadows Road around 12:17 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, for reports of a tree falling onto a pedestrian, the Lower Saucon Township Police Department said in a release. Emergency responders, including police, fire crews, and EMS personnel, treated the victim, identified as 61-year-old Robbin Mary Danko of Springfield Township, before transporting her to St. Luke’s University Hospital…

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Mom Of 4 Killed In Schuylkill County Crash: Lehigh County Coroner Mom Of 4 Killed In Schuylkill County Crash: Lehigh County Coroner
Mom Of 4 Killed In Schuylkill County Crash: Lehigh County Coroner A 37-year-old mother of four was killed in a crash after striking several parked cars on Monday, Sept. 9 in Schuylkill County, authorities announced the following morning. Lisa Marie Dimitri, of Pottsville, was pronounced dead in the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest at 10:20 a.m., according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. The cause of death was blunt force injuries to the torso and the manner was accidental, the coroner explained. Dimitri had driven her car into multiple parked vehicles in the 2000 block of W. Market Street, in Pottsville around 6:15 a…

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CNA Killed In Airborne Rollover Jeep Crash: PA State Police CNA Killed In Airborne Rollover Jeep Crash: PA State Police
CNA Killed In Airborne Rollover Jeep Crash: PA State Police A 25-year-old CNA died at the scene of a rollover crash early Monday morning, Aug. 26, Pennsylvania State Police announced later that day.  Sierra Marie Hockley of Gardners was not properly wearing her seatbelt while driving her 2016 White Jeep Grand Cherokee north on Route 94/Carlisle Pike in Latimore Township, PSP Gettysburg Trooper Parker Hoyt explained in the release.  For an unknown reason, Hockley left the roadway going into an embankment which caused her Jeep to become airborne and she was tossed from the vehicle as it rolled multiple times — the Jeep landed 38 feet aw…

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Obituaries
HS Senior Killed In Car Crash: Northampton County Coroner HS Senior Killed In Car Crash: Northampton County Coroner
HS Senior Killed In Car Crash: Northampton County Coroner A boy was killed in a car crash just days before starting his senior year of high school, his mother said on Friday, Aug. 16.  Jaxon Phetsavanh, 17, of Hellertown, has died following a crash along the Route 33 Southbound Exit Ramp to Route 248 in Lower Nazareth Township on Thursday, Aug. 15, according to a release by the Northampton County Coroner's Office.  His cause of death was "Blunt Force Injuries," as stated in the release.  An investigation into the accident is ongoing by Pennsylvania State Police and the Northampton County Coroner’s Office.  His mother took to …

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MD Dad, Business Owner ID'd After Fatal PA Motorcycle Crash: Coroner MD Dad, Business Owner ID'd After Fatal PA Motorcycle Crash: Coroner
MD Dad, Business Owner ID'd After Fatal PA Motorcycle Crash: Coroner A 48-year-old Maryland man died at the scene of a crash in Pennsylvania, authorities said on Thursday, June 13.  Andrew "Andy" Adelsberger, 48 of Boonsboro, MD, had an accidental death due to multiple blunt force injuries, according to the Adams County Coroner's Office. Andy was wearing a helmet when he lost control of his motorcycle on PA Route 116/Fairfield Road westbound near Valley View Trail, according to Carroll Valley police. The motorcycle went on to strike a tree approximately 10 feet from the side of the highway around 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, authorities detailed.  Rt. 1…

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