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Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Dad Of 3, Bicyclist Sentenced: Lehigh County DA
A driver who fled the scene after fatally striking a bicyclist in Lower Macungie Township will spend up to 17 years in prison, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Monday, Dec. 16. Anthony Michael Rutch, 51, pleaded guilty on Nov. 4, 2024, to accidents involving death or personal injury and homicide by vehicle, prosecutors said. At a hearing on Dec. 13, 2024, Lehigh County Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks sentenced Rutch to 4 to 17 years in state prison for the death of 36-year-old Alexander Zarnas, authorities said. The crash happened on March 9, 2021, at 5:06 p.m. on …
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PA Mom Pleads Guilty In Toddler's Fentanyl Overdose Death, DA Says
An Allentown mother has pleaded guilty in connection with the death of her 22-month-old son from a fentanyl overdose in 2021, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Jayleen Rivas-Rodriguez, 35, admitted to charges of: Involuntary Manslaughter and Endangering the Welfare of a Child during a hearing before Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks, officials said. Both charges are felonies, and Rivas-Rodriguez could face a sentence of five to 20 years in prison. Her sentencing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2025, according to the DA's office. A third-degree…
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Support Rising For NJ Teen Killed In Upper Saucon Pennsylvania Crash
The community is rallying to support the family of a vibrant 19-year-old from Bergen County, NJ who tragically died in a car accident along Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania earlier this week. Ciarra Sanchez was heading east on I-78 in Upper Saucon Township when the vehicle veered off the road and struck a concrete bridge pillar on Monday, Nov. 11, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio. She was pronounced dead on the scene at 1:38 a.m., with the cause of death listed as multiple blunt force injuries. In the wake of her sudden passing, Ciarra’s mother’s colleagues at Christ Hospital…
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Coroner IDs Driver Killed When Car Overturns In Embankment In Lehigh County
A 66-year-old motorist was killed when their vehicle slid off the roadway and went down an embankment Saturday night, Oct. 5, officials said. Stephen La Pierre, of Upper Macungie Township, was operating the vehicle that went off the roadway on Tilghman Street and into an embankment, overturning and ejecting him around 10 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. The cause of death is Multiple Blunt Force Injuries. The manner of death is Accident.
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Northampton Woman Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Heidelberg Township
A Northampton County woman was killed after her vehicle crashed into a tree on Wednesday, Oct. 2, according to authorities. Raquel M. Perez, 26, of Wilson Borough, was driving in the 5000 block of Route 309 in Heidelberg Township when her vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree at 3:38 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. Perez was pronounced dead in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital at 4:34 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, according to Buglio's report. Buglio listed the cause of death as "multiple traumatic injuries due to a motor v…
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Teen Charged With Homicide In Bethlehem: Authorities (
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A 30-year-old man was shot dead in Bethlehem, authorities told Daily Voice on Saturday, Sept. 28. Altaron Amir Robinson, of Allentown, was shot in the 1900 block of Butztown Road, Bethlehem at 9:29 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, the Lehigh County Coroner detailed. The shooting was near Governor Wolf Elementary School which closed Friday while police investigated the shooting. Robinson was pronounced dead at St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem at 3:22 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, Coroner Daniel Buglio explained. The cause of death was a gunshot(s) wo…
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Senior Dies From 'Severe Heat Conditions': Lehigh County Coroner
A 93-year-old woman died in her Upper Macungie home this week in what the Lehigh County Coroner is calling "the first reported heat-related death" of the season, as stated in a release on Friday, July 19. The woman was pronounced dead from hyperthermia at 11:24 a.m. on Thursday, July 18, according to the coroner's release. She was "exposed to severe heat conditions within her residence" and the manner of death was accidental, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. Temperatures in greater Allentown reached into the high 90s on Wednesday, July 18, the National Weather Service said. The w…
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Allentown Man Killed The Mother Of His Children, Lehigh Jury Finds
A Lehigh County jury convicted Rami Abouloh for the murder of Patricia White, with whom he had four children, the District Attorney's Office said Friday, May 31. Abouloh, 41, is set to be sentenced in August. A conviction for first-degree murder is an automatic life sentence without the possibility of parole, according to prosecutors. Authorities were called to West Catasauqua Park just before 7 p.m. last June 13, Daily Voice reported. They arrived to find White, 35, unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds. Her death was ruled a homicide by the county Coroner's Offi…
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89-Year-Old Man Dies Days After Clothes Catch Fire Burning Brush At His PA Home: Coroner
An 89-year-old Pennsylvania man died of serious burns suffered while burning brush at his home last month, officials said. Leo C. Pavelco, of Slatington, was burning brush at his home when his clothing caught fire around 5 p.m. April 22, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. Pavelco was hospitalized with burns covering 30.5% of his body, and died on May 3, just after 8 p.m., at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, Buglio said.
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Arrest Made In Allentown Man's 2023 Murder
A suspect is in custody for the murder of Alexander M. Price, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office said on Thursday, March 14. John Albert Garner, 25, is charged with criminal homicide and aggravated assault and is being held without bail, prosecutors wrote in a release. Price, 29, was found dead at his 314 N. 16th Street home last July 9, Daily Voice reported. The Coroner's Office called his death a homicide and said he died from blunt-force head injuries. On Thursday, prosecutors said Price was discovered by someone who had not heard from him in several day…
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600+ Bags of Fentanyl Found At Drug Counselor's PA Home: DA
An Allentown drug counselor is accused of possessing hundreds of baggies of fentanyl at his Easton home. Northampton County authorities raided the Steeplechase Drive residence of Jeffrey Cooper last Thursday, Oct. 26 as part of their investigation "related to Cooper's drug-dealing enterprise," said the District Attorney's Office. While they were in Cooper's home "searching for documents," members of the county Drug Task Force said they found 600 bags of fentanyl, leading them to seek a second "drug-specific" search warrant. A handgun and $2,000 cash were confiscated in th…
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22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Lehigh County Crash ID'd By Coroner
A motorcyclist is dead following an accident in Salisbury Township late on Tuesday, May 9, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a release. It happened on the 600 block of State Avenue around 8:45 p.m., he wrote. Peyton E. Hyndman, a 22-year-old Emmaus resident, collided with another vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, the coroner said. The cause of death was listed as multiple traumatic injuries and the manner of death was ruled accidental, he added. Around 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Salisbury Township police warned of a "serious motor vehicle accident" in the area near Sta…
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Allentown Woman, 81, Burns To Death Lighting Candles: Coroner
An 81-year-old Allentown woman is dead after her clothes caught fire while lighting candles, authorities say. Dolores Fahrman was at home lighting candles just before 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11 when she accidentally lit her clothes, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a statement. Fahrman died after 46.5 percent of her body's surface area was burned, he added. The death has been ruled an accident, and remains under investigation by the Allentown Fire Department, the coroner said.
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Coroner Identifies Motorcyclist Killed In Salisbury Township Crash
Authorities have identified the motorcyclist killed in a Thursday, Oct. 6 crash in Salisbury Township. Edward A. Senick, 63, died on the 1500 block of Seidersville Road around 9:15 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. The Bethlehem man lost control of his motorcycle and was struck by a vehicle around 8:30 p.m., the coroner said. His cause of death was determined to be multiple blunt force injuries. It was not immediately known if any charges against the other driver had been filed. In addition to the coroner’s office, the death is being investigated by the Salisbury Towns…
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Lehigh Valley Couple Dies In Route 309 Crash: Authorities
A 73-year-old Lehigh Valley woman and her 83-year-old husband died after a crash on Route 309, authorities said. Judith Rutherford was pronounced dead at the scene on Friday, Sept. 23, the Bucks County Coroner told WFMZ. Robert E. Rutherford, of Coopersburg (Upper Saucon Township), meanwhile, was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem, where he died at about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. The woman was behind the wheel of a car that collided with another vehicle around 4:35 p.m. in the area of SR 309 and Hilltop…
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Bomb Squad Called To Death In Allentown Apartment, Police Say
A bomb squad was called to an Allentown home after a roommate reported a man’s death, local police said. Benjamin Boehm, 39, was found dead in a home located at 1600 block of East Cedar Street on Sunday around 8:30 p.m., Lehigh County officials said. The Allentown Fire Department was called to the scene after police finding containers and packages with hazardous labels on them, according to Fire Capt. John Christopher. A bomb squad and hazmat team were then called to investigate. It was determined the substances were used for exotic plants and the scene was safe, Christopher said. Boehm w…
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Lehigh County Jail Inmate's Death Ruled Suicide, Family Launches GoFundMe
The death of a 32-year-old Lehigh County Jail inmate has been ruled a suicide, LehighValleyLive reports. An autopsy was performed Monday on the body of Jeff Mendoza, of Bethlehem, by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, the news outlet reports. Mendoza was found unresponsive in his cell around 7:05 a.m. Saturday, authorities told The Morning Call. Jail staff attempted to revive him until emergency medics arrived at 7:20 a.m. but they failed to do so, Janine Donate, Lehigh County’s director of corrections told the outlet. Mendoza was being held on $50,000 bail after he was arrested in …
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