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August Schwartz
Obituaries
I-78 Crash Victim Was 25-Year-Old 'Devoted Mother' From Lehigh Valley
Five people were killed in two separate crashes on Dec. 14 on I-78 eastbound in Berks County, authorities said. One of the victims was 25-year-old Thalia Jackson, of Easton, the county coroner's office confirmed on Dec. 16. She was the front-seat passenger in a Nissan Xterra driven by a 58-year-old from Phillipsburg, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Jackson was killed in the first collision around 8:30 p.m. in Tilden Township when a school bus failed to stop in a construction zone, authorities said. The Xterra was struck shortly after the empty school bus collided with 2…
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I-78 Crash Victim Was Penn State Student, Hockey Player In Lehigh Valley
Five people were killed in two separate crashes Tuesday night on I-78 eastbound in Berks County, authorities said. One of the victims was 20-year-old August "Gus" Schwartz, of South Whitehall Township, the county coroner's office confirmed Thursday. The Penn State student was on his way home to the Lehigh Valley for the holidays and was only an hour away when he was involved in the first collision around 8:30 p.m. in Tilden Township, according to a GoFundMe in his name. A pile-up was caused by a school bus driver who did not slow down in a construction zone. According to state police, Sch…