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Blandon Motorcyclist Injured In Crash With Deer: Upper Macungie Police Blandon Motorcyclist Injured In Crash With Deer: Upper Macungie Police
Blandon Motorcyclist Injured In Crash With Deer: Upper Macungie Police A 30-year-old motorcyclist was injured in a crash with a deer in Upper Macungie Township on Wednesday, Oct. 23, according to police. The motorcyclist, who is from Blandon, Berks County, struck a deer while driving on Route 222 North near its intersection with Grim Road at 6:38 a.m., the Upper Macungie Township Police Department said.  After hitting the deer, the motorcyclist was thrown from his vehicle, resulting in "lower extremity injuries and road rash," according to police. He was taken to an undisclosed hospital for his injuries. Route 222 North was reduced to one lane immediatel…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Funeral Set In Bethlehem For CEO Who Caused The Crash That Killed Him: DA Funeral Set In Bethlehem For CEO Who Caused The Crash That Killed Him: DA
Funeral Set In Bethlehem For CEO Who Caused The Crash That Killed Him: DA New information released for numerous serious Lehigh County crashes included surprising details about the death of a CEO who worked in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Stephen "Steve" La Pierre, 66, of Upper Macungie Township, sideswiped Judith Crossley of Upper Macungie Township's vehicle as she was going east on West Tilghman Street in Allentown, about to turn onto Werley Road, as Daily Voice previously reported. He continued to strike a curb, cross all lanes on Tilghman Street before hitting a lamp pole, and became airborne around 10:37 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5. "An investigation into this cras…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lehigh County Coroner, Police Called Out To Upper Macungie Home: Authorities Lehigh County Coroner, Police Called Out To Upper Macungie Home: Authorities
Lehigh County Coroner, Police Called Out To Upper Macungie Home: Authorities The Lehigh County Coroner was called to an Upper Macungie Township home on Wednesday, Oct. 9, according to authorities. There was a large police presence in the area of the 200 block of Kristin Lane, according to 6abc News.  Calls placed by Daily Voice to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and the Upper Macungie Township Police Department confirmed those authorities were at the location, but no further details were available at the time this story was published. This story will be updated as more information becomes available, so check back here for more.

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by Merriell Moyer
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Coroner IDs Driver Killed When Car Overturns In Embankment In Lehigh County Coroner IDs Driver Killed When Car Overturns In Embankment In Lehigh County
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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by Cecilia Levine