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I-78 Accident: Tractor-Trailer Fire Slows Traffic In Lehigh Valley I-78 Accident: Tractor-Trailer Fire Slows Traffic In Lehigh Valley
I-78 Accident: Tractor-Trailer Fire Slows Traffic In Lehigh Valley Expect delays and detours on I-78 in Lehigh County as first responders work to extinguish a tractor-trailer fire, warn state police.  It happened in the westbound lane, said Trooper Nathan Branosky on Twitter. PennDOT traffic cameras showed a cloud of smoke billowing from a large vehicle near Exit 51 on Tuesday morning.  Westbound traffic was being detoured to Exit 53/State Route 309 as firefighters worked the scene, Branosky said. The eastbound lanes remained open with delays expected, he added.  It's not clear what caused the fire, and troopers have not reported any injuri…
Suspect Sought In String Of Lehigh Assaults, Troopers Say Suspect Sought In String Of Lehigh Assaults, Troopers Say
Suspect Sought In String Of Lehigh Assaults, Troopers Say State police are asking Lehigh Valley residents to help identify a man suspected of indecent assault.  Authorities believe the man is responsible for two indecent assault incidents at retail shopping centers in Lower Macungie, Trooper Nathan Branosky said in a release.  The first alleged assault occurred last year on Dec. 7 at the Wal-Mart at 1091 Mill Creek Road, state police said. The second incident happened on Thursday, Feb. 23 at around 7:20 p.m. at the 749 North Krocks Road Target, they continued.  State police say the suspect drove this grey or green Honda sedan. Pennsylvania St…
I-78 Crash Causes Delays, Detours In Upper Macungie: Police I-78 Crash Causes Delays, Detours In Upper Macungie: Police
I-78 Crash Causes Delays, Detours In Upper Macungie: Police A crash on I-78 was causing serious delays and detours in Upper Macungie, authorities said. The crash involving a motorcycle happened in the westbound lanes at mile marker 49.9 on Thursday, Sept. 1, PA State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky said in a 1:42 p.m. tweet. Serious motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle at I-78 WB, MM 49.9, Upper Macungie Twp., Lehigh Co. Traffic being detoured from SR 22 WB to Route 309. @wfmztraffic @mcall @lehighvalley @LehighAlerts pic.twitter.com/YaNqn9Pt7Q — Trooper Branosky (@PSPTroopMPIO) September 1, 2022 The left lane will remain open with interm…
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…
State Police Pursuit Ends In 4-Vehicle Crash In Whitehall State Police Pursuit Ends In 4-Vehicle Crash In Whitehall
State Police Pursuit Ends In 4-Vehicle Crash In Whitehall What began as a state police pursuit in Lehigh County Tuesday night ended in a four-vehicle crash that injured three people, WFMZ reports. A trooper tried to pull over two cars at Airport Road and Race Street in Hanover Township sometime around 7 p.m., the outlet says citing Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky. A chase ensued, but it came to an end when the two cars collided with two other vehicles at the intersection of Routes 145 and 329 in Whitehall, according to WFMZ. The drivers were taken to area hospitals with unspecified injuries, the news outlet says. Click her…
17-Year-Old Girl Dies After Crossing Center Median, Hitting Pickup Truck Head On In Bucks 17-Year-Old Girl Dies After Crossing Center Median, Hitting Pickup Truck Head On In Bucks
17-Year-Old Girl Dies After Crossing Center Median, Hitting Pickup Truck Head On In Bucks A 17-year-old girl was killed after crossing over the center median and hitting another car head-on in Bucks County Sunday night, authorities said. The girl was heading northbound in a silver Toyota coupe on John Fries Highway in the left lane toward the Weiss Road intersection when she crossed the raised concrete traffic island and drove into oncoming traffic just after 10 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky said. That's when the girl struck a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado heading southbound in the left lane of John Fries Highway, head on in Milford Township, Branosky s…
Route 22 Reopens After Pair Of Multi-Vehicle Crashes Close Westbound Lanes In Lehigh Valley Route 22 Reopens After Pair Of Multi-Vehicle Crashes Close Westbound Lanes In Lehigh Valley
Route 22 Reopens After Pair Of Multi-Vehicle Crashes Close Westbound Lanes In Lehigh Valley Route 22 has reopened after a pair of multi-vehicle crashes closed westbound lanes in the Lehigh Valley Friday morning, authorities said. Route 22 westbound was closed between 15th Street and Cedar Crest Boulevard after five vehicles reportedly crashed around 9:40 a.m. between MacArthur Road and Cedar Crest Boulevard, PA State Police told WFMZ. The vehicles involved a dump truck, two cars, a tractor-trailer cab, and a work van, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky told WFMZ. Multi vehicle crash SR 22 W/B MM 320.1, S.Whitehall Twp, Lehigh Co. All lanes currently closed. E…
Bethlehem Driver, 51, Dies After Losing Control Of Car, Hitting GuardRail, Trees On Route 100 Bethlehem Driver, 51, Dies After Losing Control Of Car, Hitting GuardRail, Trees On Route 100
Bethlehem Driver, 51, Dies After Losing Control Of Car, Hitting GuardRail, Trees On Route 100 A 51-year old Bethlehem driver died after he lost control of his car and hit a guardrail, which made the sedan flip continuously into trees on Route 100 in Lehigh County, authorities said. Brian Baumbach was traveling northbound on Route 100, just North of Bittners Corner Road in Lowhill Township when he lost control of his car and hit the guardrail on the right side of the roadway around 3:30 a.m., on April 4, according to Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky. Baumbach then crossed over into the southbound lanes and hit an embankment, Branosky said. The impact caused the seda…
Northampton County Man, 74, Fatally Shot Neighbor Over Water Pipe Dispute, Police Say Northampton County Man, 74, Fatally Shot Neighbor Over Water Pipe Dispute, Police Say
Northampton County Man, 74, Fatally Shot Neighbor Over Water Pipe Dispute, Police Say A 74-year-old Northampton County man shot both himself and a neighbor during an ongoing dispute over a water pipe, state police said. The man admitted to using both a handgun and rifle and fatally shooting his neighbor, Christopher Robbin Debellis, 42, inside and outside his Moser Road home in Moore Township around 10:40 a.m. Monday, PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky said in a Tuesday release. Debellis was found in the back of the home and pronounced dead around 12:15 p.m., Branosky said. The suspect, whose name police did not make public, told authorities that he had been “engaged in an ongoing…