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Police ID Easton Woman Killed In Bethlehem Crash Police ID Easton Woman Killed In Bethlehem Crash
Police ID Easton Woman Killed In Bethlehem Crash Authorities have identified the woman killed in a weekend crash in Bethlehem as a 35-year-old Easton woman. Nicole D. Guzman was a passenger in the vehicle driven by a 31-year-old man that crashed along William Penn Highway around 2:05 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, the Northampton County Coroner’s Office said. The blue Nissan Altima veered off the road, crossed the opposing lane of traffic, and collided with two trees near Chipman Road, township police said. The driver was entrapped in the vehicle and was extricated by local fire crews. He was taken to a nearby hospital for medical care.&…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lyft Driver Kills Passenger In Fight Turned Shooting At Sheetz In PA: Police Lyft Driver Kills Passenger In Fight Turned Shooting At Sheetz In PA: Police
Lyft Driver Kills Passenger In Fight Turned Shooting At Sheetz In PA: Police A Lyft driver shot and killed his passenger in Pennsylvania on Thursday, August 11, authorities say.  Allegheny County police were called to the Wilkins Township Sheetz in the 3400 block of William Penn Highway around 10:45 p.m. according to a release by the department.  Upon arrival police found John R. Angel, 55, shot in the parking lot—he was later pronounced dead at the scene, according to the police and identified by the Allegheny County medical examiner's office.  The man was the only passenger in Lyft rideshare, police explain. The 37-year-old driver and the man had been arguing du…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Driver Dies After Suffering Medical Episode, Hitting Utility Poles In Lehigh Valley, Police Say Driver Dies After Suffering Medical Episode, Hitting Utility Poles In Lehigh Valley, Police Say
Driver Dies After Suffering Medical Episode, Hitting Utility Poles In Lehigh Valley, Police Say A 71-year-old driver died after suffering a medical emergency and crashing into two utility poles in the Lehigh Valley, authorities said. Richard Hetzel was behind the wheel of a gray Ford pickup truck towing a landscaping trailer loaded with dirt and grass sod heading east on William Penn Highway when he suffered a medical episode and went unconscious just after 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17, Bethlehem Township Police Chief Gregory J. Gottschall told DailyVoice.com. Hetzel, of Easton, veered to the left near the intersection with Sheridan Drive before crossing over the west bound lane and…

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by Valerie Musson