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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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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Family Of Christian Hall, Teen Shot Dead By PA State Police, File Lawsuit, Claim Wrongful Death Family Of Christian Hall, Teen Shot Dead By PA State Police, File Lawsuit, Claim Wrongful Death
Family Of Christian Hall, Teen Shot Dead By PA State Police, File Lawsuit, Claim Wrongful Death The attorneys representing the family of a Pennsylvania teenager shot and killed by state police in December 2020 in the Poconos filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, March 30 against the troopers and the Monroe County District Attorney's Office. Unredacted video footage recorded by state police and released last November by national outlets captured 19-year-old Christian Hall with his hands up in the air when troopers opened fire on the Route 33 overpass on Dec. 30, 2020, Daily Voice previously reported. The lawsuit names the Monroe County District Attorney's Office, State Police Superin…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
PA Couple, Teen Daughter ID’d As Victims Of Triple-Fatal Route 33 Crash PA Couple, Teen Daughter ID’d As Victims Of Triple-Fatal Route 33 Crash
PA Couple, Teen Daughter ID’d As Victims Of Triple-Fatal Route 33 Crash A couple from Pennsylvania and their teenage daughter were identified as the victims of Thursday morning’s triple-fatal crash on Route 33, reports say. The family’s 2017 Toyota RAV 4 was struck by a 32-year-old Oak Ridge, NJ man driving a 2007 Freightliner M21 in the northbound lanes near milepost 11.9 in Bushkill Township just after 1:25 a.m., DailyVoice.com reported. Alexis Robinson, 39, was driving the vehicle, while her husband, Darrell Robinson, 42, was in the front passenger seat, and their daughter, Tahlia Robinson, 16, was in the back passenger-side seat, according to a PennLive.co…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
5 Hospitalized After Utility Van Strikes Hyundai Attempting Illegal U-Turn On Route 33 5 Hospitalized After Utility Van Strikes Hyundai Attempting Illegal U-Turn On Route 33
5 Hospitalized After Utility Van Strikes Hyundai Attempting Illegal U-Turn On Route 33 Five people were hospitalized before dawn Monday after a utility van crashed into a car attempting to make an illegal u-turn on Route 33 in Northampton County, state police said. The driver of a Hyundai Elantra was exiting the ramp from Rt. 22 eastbound to Rt. 33 southbound and attempted to make an illegal u-turn in the middle of the highway near milepost 3.8 in Bethlehem Township just before 4 a.m., state police said. Meanwhile, a Ford Econoline in the right lane struck the Hyundai and caused it to rotate counter clockwise before coming to rest facing eastbound in the middle of the right …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
DA: PA State Troopers Who Fatally Shot Christian Hall Will Not Face Criminal Charges DA: PA State Troopers Who Fatally Shot Christian Hall Will Not Face Criminal Charges
DA: PA State Troopers Who Fatally Shot Christian Hall Will Not Face Criminal Charges Authorities on Tuesday announced that Pennsylvania State Police troopers were justified in their use of deadly force and will not face criminal charges in relation to last year's fatal shooting of a Monroe County man on a Route 33 overpass. Newly released video footage from the Monroe County District Attorney's Office shows Pennsylvania State Police troopers shooting 19-year-old Christian J. Hall with his hands up while clutching a BB gun after 90 minutes of what they confirm were failed negotiation tactics in Hamilton Township on Dec. 30, 2020. The full video presentation from today's…

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by Nicole Acosta