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Allentown Driver Charged For Crash That Killed 77-Year-Old Pedestrian: DA Allentown Driver Charged For Crash That Killed 77-Year-Old Pedestrian: DA
Allentown Driver Charged For Crash That Killed 77-Year-Old Pedestrian: DA An Allentown man is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI in connection with a deadly 2022 crash, authorities say.  Shaba Xavier Hill, 24, is also charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and related counts, said the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.  Investigators said Hill struck 77-year-old John C. Nick on Oct. 30, 2022. Nick was found lying near the pedestrian crosswalk at Springhouse Road and Springwood Drive while Hill's Subaru Outback was found idling nearby, according to the DA's Office.  Police at the scene said Hill "had the odor o…

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by Mac Bullock
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Elderly Lehigh County Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Crash: Coroner Elderly Lehigh County Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Crash: Coroner
Elderly Lehigh County Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Crash: Coroner An elderly Lehigh County man died after being hit by a car early on Sunday, Oct. 30, authorities have announced.  John Nick, 77, was struck near the intersection of Springhouse Road and Springwood Drive in west Allentown just after 6:30 a.m., the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a statement.  An autopsy completed Monday, Oct. 31 revealed the cause of death as multiple blunt force injuries, officials wrote. Allentown police and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office are investigating the accident, authorities said, though it's unclear if charges have been filed in conn…

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by Mac Bullock