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Lehigh Driver Crashes Following High-Speed Chase: State Police Lehigh Driver Crashes Following High-Speed Chase: State Police
Lehigh Driver Crashes Following High-Speed Chase: State Police A high-speed police chase in Lehigh County came to a sudden stop when the fugitive crashed into a tractor trailer late on Sunday, Jan. 8, authorities say.  State troopers patrolling Rt. 476 in South Whitehall Township clocked a black Honda Accord traveling at 103 mph and signaled for the driver to pull over at about 9:40 p.m., the agency said in a release.  Police say the driver sped up to 125 mph and outran pursuing troopers for seven miles before authorities called off the chase for safety concerns. Two miles down the road, the driver lost control of the Honda and crashed into a…

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by Mac Bullock
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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