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1 Killed, 1 Hospitalized In Bethlehem Crash, Police Say 1 Killed, 1 Hospitalized In Bethlehem Crash, Police Say
1 Killed, 1 Hospitalized In Bethlehem Crash, Police Say One driver's dead and another is in the hospital following a crash early on Saturday morning, Oct. 20, Bethlehem Township Police announced.  The "serious' two vehicle happened at the intersection of Freemansburg Avenue and 7th Street in the township at 2:35 a.m., police detailed in the release. Arriving officers found the driver of a blue Volkswagen Passat had died, they were the sole occupant of the vehicle. Their identity is being withheld until released by the Northampton County Coroner’s Office.  The 24-year-old driver of a black Volkswagen Jetta involved in the crash wa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Driver Killed In Head-On Crash In Northampton County: PSP Driver Killed In Head-On Crash In Northampton County: PSP
Driver Killed In Head-On Crash In Northampton County: PSP A 67-year-old woman was killed in a head-on crash in Lower Nazareth Township, authorities said. Susan Henderson, of Norristown, died as a result of injuries in the crash by a wrong-way speeding driver, Pennsylvania State Police said.  The crash occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27 on Hecktown Road. A Colonial Regional Police Officer, who was operating a marked patrol vehicle on State Route 191 observed a 2018 Mercedes Benz, traveling on State Route 191, commit a traffic violation. The officer observed the Mercedes Benz turn onto Hecktown Road and began trave…

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by Jon Craig
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Drunken Phillipsburg Driver Causes 5-Car Crash On Route 22, Police Say Drunken Phillipsburg Driver Causes 5-Car Crash On Route 22, Police Say
Drunken Phillipsburg Driver Causes 5-Car Crash On Route 22, Police Say A Phillipsburg man was charged with DUI after causing a five-car crash on Route 22 in PA before dawn on Monday, Oct. 17, state police said. Troopers responded to a single-car crash in the eastbound lanes at Nazareth Pike in Bethlehem Township around 5:15 a.m. and found that a separate five-car pileup had occurred as a result of the first crash, state police said. Pavel Sanchez, 41, was driving a Chevrolet Camaro that was left disabled with heavy front-end damage in the left lane while five cars — three SUVs, a pickup truck, and a sedan — were involved in a pileup crash as they attempted to …

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by Valerie Musson
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Two-Alarm Fire Ravages 3 Lehigh Valley Homes (PHOTOS) Two-Alarm Fire Ravages 3 Lehigh Valley Homes (PHOTOS)
Two-Alarm Fire Ravages 3 Lehigh Valley Homes (Photos) A two-alarm fire tore through three adjacent Lehigh Valley homes, authorities said. The Upper Nazareth Fire Department responded to the blaze in the 2000 block of Lynnwood Drive in Upper Nazareth around 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, the squad said. An initial investigation prompted a second alarm as well as crews from several surrounding departments. Three single-family homes were damaged in the fire, the department said. The fire was safely doused with no reported injuries. The pets within each of the homes were able to safely escape as well, the department said. The cause of the fire was …

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by Valerie Musson
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Four Riders Hurt In Back-To-Back PA Crash Involving Up To 15 Motorcycles, BMW, State Police Say Four Riders Hurt In Back-To-Back PA Crash Involving Up To 15 Motorcycles, BMW, State Police Say
Four Riders Hurt In Back-To-Back PA Crash Involving Up To 15 Motorcycles, BMW, State Police Say Four riders were hospitalized following a back-to-back crash in Pennsylvania that involved up to 15 motorcycles and a BMW, state police confirmed. Officers responding to the crash report on Route 22 eastbound near milepost 236.5 in Hanover Township, Northampton County found between 10 and 15 motorcycles lying on the highway with traffic at a halt just after 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said in a Wednesday release. A follow-up investigation found that around 40 motorcycles were driving recklessly in the eastbound lanes before five of them crashed, causing four …

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by Valerie Musson
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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
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3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash 3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash
3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash A 3-year-old boy died four other people including a 7-year-old girl all not wearing seatbelts were ejected in a Friday evening crash on State Route 33 in Northampton County, authorities said. Troopers from the Belfast barracks responded to southbound crash at the Route 78 interchange in Lower Saucon Township around 7:55 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said. A 2004 Mercury Mountaineer carrying five people from Manilus, NY, was trying to get onto the Route 78 eastbound ramp while a 2017 Kia Sportage was trying to get on the Route 78 westbound ramp, th…

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by Cecilia Levine