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Northampton County Man Dies From Traumatic Brain Injuries Suffered In 1980s Bike Crash Northampton County Man Dies From Traumatic Brain Injuries Suffered In 1980s Bike Crash
Northampton County Man Dies From Traumatic Brain Injuries Suffered In 1980s Bike Crash A cyclist who was struck by a car in the 1980s died from traumatic brain injury complications Thursday morning, authorities said. Leath Hixon, Jr. of Nazareth was pronounced dead at the Lehigh Valley Hospice Inpatient Unit in Allentown just before 6:40 a.m. He was 71. Hixon suffered traumatic brain injuries after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle on Northampton Street in Easton in 1986, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said. Hixon’s manner of death was determined to be accidental.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Allentown Woman Dies From Burn Injuries Month After House Fire Allentown Woman Dies From Burn Injuries Month After House Fire
Allentown Woman Dies From Burn Injuries Month After House Fire An Allentown woman died Monday from burns sustained in a house fire last month, authorities said. Maria Lantigua Pilar, 79, died of complications from 3rd-degree burns during a house fire in the 400 Block of North Railroad Street on April 10, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's office. She was pronounced dead at the Lehigh Valley Hospice, Inpatient Unit on Monday. Her death was ruled an accident, the office said. Along with the coroner's office, her death is also being investigated by the Allentown Fire department.

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by Nicole Acosta