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Interstate 78
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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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PA Passenger Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter For I-78 Fatal Crash: DA
A passenger has been found guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter for a fatal crash on Interstate 78, the Berks County District Attorney's Office annoued on Friday, Oct. 11. Dustin Micheal Harbaugh, 37, of Lebanon, was convicted for causing the crash that killed Jason Carl Blauch, 38, of Myerstown, according to the DA and his obituary posted by Rohland Funeral Home Inc. Blauch was one of six people the 2013 Chrysler Town and Country crossed the fog line and onto the snowy and icy berm near mile marker 9.8 in Bethel Township around 2 a.m., on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, as Daily Voice previousl…
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Florida Man Struck Dead On I-78: Pennsylvania State Police
A 49-year-old Florida man has died following a hit-and-run on Interstate 78, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 24. Jymel Dejuan Smith of Clermont is a trucker, according to his social media, he had pulled his tractor-trailer over on I-78 West near mile marker 41.5 in Greenwich Township at 4:54 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 13, PSP Hamburg Trooper Brian Roland detailed in the release. While standing next to the tractor-trailer another vehicle struck him and fled the scene, Roland wrote. That vehicle was located nearby by Pennsylvania State Police and they arreste…
Traffic
I-78 Crash Slows Traffic In Lehigh Valley: PennDOT
All lanes of Interstate 78 are closed in Williams Township after a crash near the New Jersey border, according to transportation officials. The wreck happened in the westbound lanes near Exit 71 (PA 33) around 2:35 p.m., said PennDOT on the 511pa website. Updated: Closure on #I78 WB from NJ Line to Exit: PA 33 NORTH/TO US 22 - STROUDSBURG { # 71 } https://t.co/pl4ttKjuGg — 511PA Statewide (@511PAStatewide) July 22, 2024 The closures were still in effect as of 3:30 p.m.
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Passenger Ejected, Seriously Injured In Berks County Crash On I-78 (
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Authorities have released additional details in the Interstate 78 crash that shut down a large stretch of the highway on Monday, July 1. The multi-vehicle wreck happened near mile marker 31 in Hamburg, state police said in a release. A tractor-trailer was headed west in a work zone when it hit the center concrete barrier, troopers said. The collision knocked part of the barrier into oncoming traffic, where the concrete pieces were struck by another tractor-trailer and a Hyundai Santa Fe, according to crash investigators. The Hyundai rolled onto its roof and one of the pas…
Obituaries
US Air Force Member, Dad Killed In PA Motorcycle Crash, Fund Says
Edgar Guadarrama Jaimes, a Coopersburg father and husband, died in a motorcycle accident last Wednesday, June 26, officials have said. He was 30. Guadarrama Jaimes was pronounced dead at the scene of the Interstate 78 crash, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Two other drivers involved in the accident were not injured. His obituary from Stephens Funeral Home says the 30-year-old served in the United States Air Force and was a server at the Coopersburg Diner. The restaurant was closed on Monday, July 1 in Guadarrama Jaimes' memory. Dear friends …
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Coroner Names Motorcyclist Killed In I-78 Crash
Officials have identified the 30-year-old motorcycle rider who died in a crash on Interstate 78 on Wednesday, June 26. Edgar J. Guadarrama Jaimes of Coopersburg was involved in a crash near Exit 58 around 11:45 a.m., said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. He was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple traumatic injuries and the manner of death was ruled accidental. The other involved drivers, a 59-year-old in a tractor-trailer and a 42-year-old in a Honda Pilot, were not injured. I-78 was closed until about 3:30 p.m. while crews worked the scene. State police …
Traffic
Motorcyclist Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-78 (
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A 30-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a three-vehicle accident on Interstate 78 on Wednesday, authorities say. The motorcycle, a tractor-trailer, and a Honda Pilot were involved in a wreck near Exit 58 around 11:45 a.m., according to state police. The Lehigh County Coroner's Office said the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said he was a Coppersburg resident but did not report his name Wednesday. The 59-year-old tractor-trailer driver and the 42-year-old in the Honda were not injured, troopers added. I-78 was closed until about 3:30 p.m.…
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