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Man Killed In Crash Into Tree, Pennsylvania State Police
The Topton man who died after crashing into a tree in Mertztown on Tuesday night, April 16 was Allan G. Levin, according to officials. The Lehigh County Coroner's Office said Levin, 51, hit a tree on the 700 block of State Street around 10:30 p.m. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from multiple blunt force injuries about an hour later, the Coroner's Office said. His manner of death was accidental. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.
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Motorcyclist Dies After Crashing Into Boulder In Berks County: Coroner
A 58-year-old Ivyland man died from his injuries following a motorcycle crash on Sunday, April 14, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Robert. J. Lawler was heading east on Deer Run Road in District Township when he lost control of his motorcycle and struck a boulder around 3:50 p.m., said Pennsylvania State Police. Lawler was thrown from the bike and rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where he died from multiple blunt force injuries, the Coroner's Office said. His manner of death was accidental.
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Emmanuel Gboyah, 15 Of Allentown, Struck Dead In Whitehall
A teenager has died after being hit by a car in Whitehall Township on Monday, April 8, according to officials. Emmanuel Gboyah, 15, of Allentown, was struck on the 1100 block of MacArthur Road around 8:30 p.m., the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a release. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he was pronounced dead, officials said. His cause of death was blunt force injuries and the manner of death was accidental, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said following an autopsy on Wednesday, April 10. "As we grieve this tragic loss together, my deepest …
Police & Fire
Elijah Abreu Borgen Shot Self With Unattended Gun, DA Says
Three-year-old Elijah Abreu Borgen accidentally shot himself with a gun that an Allentown man had stashed under the couch, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. Jose Hilario Abreu, 28, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said in a release Friday. Borgen was shot on the 900 block of East Hamilton Street on March 28 and rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he succumbed to his injuries, city police said previously. On Friday, the DA's Office said Abreu had placed a loaded handgun under a sofa where Borgen and a 2-year-old w…
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Michael Mumaw Dies Weeks After Hazleton Crash: Coroner
A Hazleton man died from his injuries after being struck by a car on Saturday, March 16, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Sixty-eight-year-old Michael A. Mumaw was hit by a car near the intersection of North Church Street and 8th Street around 8 p.m. on March 16, Coroner Daniel Buglio wrote in a release. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from multiple traumatic injuries on Sunday, March 31, officials said. His manner of death was accidental. In addition to the Coroner's Office, Hazleton City Police Department is investigating…
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Driver, 33, Dies Week After PA Crash
A 33-year-old man died one week after a crash in Northampton County, officials said. Wayne Manigo, of Stroudsburg, veered off West Moorestown Road at Seifert Road in Bushkill Township and struck a guide rail and several trees around 2:20 a.m. Friday, March 22, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. He was pronounced dead on Friday, March 29, at 11:15 AM at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. The cause of death is: Complications of Multiple Traumatic Injuries due to Motor Vehicle Collision. The manner of death is: Accident.
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Elijah Abreu Borgen ID'd As Toddler Killed In Allentown
The toddler who died from a gunshot wound in Allentown on Thursday, March 28 was 3-year-old Elijah Abreu Borgen, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Borgen's cause of death was a gunshot wound to the body, but the manner of death is pending investigation, said Coroner Daniel Buglio after an autopsy on Friday, March 29. Police said he was shot around noon on the 900 block of East Hamilton Street. Responding officers rendered first aid and took him to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he succumbed to his injuries around 12:45 p.m., authorities have said. …
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3-Year-Old Dies From Gunshot Wound In Allentown: Authorities (
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A toddler has died after being shot in Allentown on Thursday afternoon, March 28, according to Allentown police and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Police said the 3-year-old victim was shot around noon on the 900 block of East Hamilton Street. Responding officers rendered first aid and took him to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he succumbed to his injuries around 12:45 p.m., authorities said. His manner of death is pending an autopsy scheduled for Friday, March 29 at 8 a.m., Coroner Daniel Buglio said. "My heart breaks for everyone involved in this tragic i…
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E-Bicyclist Dies Days After Schuylkill County Crash: Authorities
One man has died after an e-bicycle crash in South Manheim Township last Saturday, Feb. 3, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Todd B. Cain, 59, lost control of his e-bike near the corner of Woodland Drive and Meadow Drive around 5:20 p.m., officials said. Cain, of South Manheim, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from multiple traumatic injuries on Friday night, Feb. 9, the coroner said. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the accident, officials added.
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Coroner Seeks Family Of Bethlehem Man Who Died At Lehigh Valley Hospital
The Lehigh County Coroner's Office is looking for the loved ones of a 71-year-old Bethlehem man. Dennis C. Albert, 71, died from natural causes at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest on Thursday, Feb. 8, authorities said. Anyone who is able to contact his next of kin is asked to call the Coroner's Office at 610-782-3426 or email danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org.
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Passenger Dies Weeks After Fiery Crash Into Tree In Montco: Coroner
One man has died from his injuries after a car crash in New Hanover Township last month, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Stanley E. Pace was the passenger in a car that hit a tree on the 1900 block of Big Road on Jan. 17, officials said. The car caught fire, and two passersby helped first responders pull Pace and another person from the burning wreck, said New Hanover police. Pace, 70, of Gilbertsville, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from complications of a cervical spine fracture, the Coroner's Office said. His manner of de…
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19-Year-Old Dies After Berks County Crash: Coroner (
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A teen who was badly hurt in a crash on Interstate 78 in Berks County last week has died from his injuries, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office says. Caden Hummel, 19, was headed east in Greenwich Township when he lost control of his Honda Civic and hit the concrete median on Tuesday morning, Jan. 30, according to a state police report. After coming to a rest in the left lane, his car was rear-ended by an eastbound Cadillac, and both drivers were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, troopers said. Hummel, of Leesport, died from a head injury on Sunday afternoon, Fe…
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John Milliman Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On US Rt 222
Officials have named the 91-year-old man killed in a Lower Macungie crash on Monday afternoon, Jan. 22. John H. Milliman was a passenger in a BMW headed north on Route 222 around 10:40 a.m., according to state police. The BMW was struck by a tractor-trailer when it turned left onto Kressler Road, rotating 90 degrees and coming to rest near the center median, troopers said. Milliman, of North Whitehall, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from multiple blunt force injuries a few hours later, the Coroner's Office said. His manner of death was ruled a…
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Convicted Felon Brandon Grant Dies From Boiling Water
A Delaware County dad serving time at a Montgomery County prison for abusing his infant daughter died after being scalded with boiling water, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office in a release. Brandon Grant, 39, died on Sunday, Jan. 14 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest from pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis and complications from burns to his back, according to officials. The death was ruled accidental following an autopsy on Tuesday, Jan. 16, said Coroner Daniel Buglio. Grant was serving a sentence at SCI Phoenix in Collegeville, the coroner said. Prison …
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Woman ID'd In Lehigh After New Year's Day Harrisburg House Fire
A 65-year-old woman has been identified by the Lehigh County Coroner following a New Year's Day house fire in Harrisburg. Brenda L. Cuff of Harrisburg was pronounced dead in the Lehigh Valley Burn Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest at 4:35 a.m. on Tuesday, January 02, 2024, coroner Daniel Buglio detailed in the release. Her cause of death was listed as "complications of 50-60% full thickness burns due to house fire." The manner was ruled accidental. The call to the fire at 2326 Berryhill Street came into the Harrisburg Bureau of Fi…
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Toddler Rescued From Schuylkill County Blaze: Authorities
An 18-month-old is hospitalized but safe after being pulled from a burning home by a police officer on Friday, Dec. 22, according to authorities. Multiple fire departments were called to a blaze with entrapment at 260 Indiana Avenue in Shenandoah Heights just before noon, state police said in a release. Shenandoah Borough Police Officer Mark Hysock responded to the scene and went inside the burning home, heading for the third floor, troopers said. Hysock crawled down a smoke-filled hallway to the front bedroom where the toddler was trapped before grabbing the child and cr…
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Pair Of Pedestrians ID'd After Deadly Strike In Allentown: Coroner (
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(Note: This story has been updated with new information from the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.) Officials have named the two Allentown pedestrians killed in an early morning crash on Sunday, Dec. 10. Luz Daneza Ruiz Acosta, 43, and Christopher E. Stocker, 44, were struck on the 300 block of West Hamilton Street around 1:15 a.m., said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. They were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where Ruiz Acosta died around 2 a.m. and Stocker died around 2:45 a.m., authorities said. Both died from blunt force injuries, the Coroner's Off…
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These Pennsylvania Hospitals Rank Among Best, Worst In America For Safety
A hospital safety website has released its gradings for 2023, and some Pennsylvania hospitals rank among the most safe — and least safe — in the nation, according to The Leapfrog Group. Researchers say they selected 22 evidence-based measures of patient safety to come up with grades for the nearly 3,000 hospitals and acute care centers across the United States, with more methodological information available on their website. Here's how hospitals across Adams, Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Yor…
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Hazleton Worker Dies After 25-Foot Fall Onto Concrete Floor: Coroner
A Hazleton man is dead following an accidental workplace fall last Friday afternoon, Dec. 1, according to Coroner Daniel Buglio. Joseph Forty was working at the NORPEL pet food processing facility in Hazle Township when he lost his footing and fell 25 feet, officials said. He landed on a concrete floor and was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from his injuries on Monday morning, Dec. 4, the Coroner's Office said. Forty's cause of death was recorded as blunt force trauma to the head and torso from a warehouse accident, Buglio wrote. His manner of …
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Pedestrian Struck Dead In Lehigh County: Coroner
A pedestrian succumbed to his injuries Monday night, Dec. 4 after he was struck by a car in Upper Macungie, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Sixty-nine-year-old Bruce C. Foley was on the 5600 block of West Tilghman Street when he was hit around 7:15 p.m., according to Coroner Daniel Buglio. Foley, of Lower Macungie, was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from multiple traumatic injuries before 8 p.m., officials said. The manner of death was ruled accidental. Upper Macungie police and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office continue…
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Delaware 87-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Lehigh Valley Crash: Coroner
A passenger in a Salisbury Township crash has succumbed to her injuries, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Camille Couzens, an 87-year-old Wilmington, Delaware resident, was in a car that collided with another on I-78 around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26, officials said. She was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where she died from multiple traumatic injuries on Friday evening, Dec. 1, the coroner said. The manner of death was ruled accidental. Pennsylvania State Police in Fogelsville are also investigating the crash, the coroner said. The I-78 wre…
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Coroner Seeks Next-Of-Kin For Late Mahanoy City Man
Officials are looking for the family of a Mahanoy City man who died in an Allentown hospital. Teddy Doyle Yate died from natural causes on Sunday, Nov. 19 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, said Coroner Daniel Buglio. He was 62. Anyone who can contact his relatives is asked to call the Lehigh County Coroner's Office at 610-782-3426 or email danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org.
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Husband Dies Days After Wife In Lehigh County Crash: Coroner
Another person has died following the two-car wreck in Lower Macungie last week, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Bruce C. Schuessler, 73, died from blunt-force head trauma on Sunday, Nov. 5, officials said. His manner of death was ruled accidental. Schuessler and his wife Kathy Ann Schuessler were in a Honda CRV that pulled into oncoming traffic on Mill Creek Road on Monday afternoon, Oct. 30, Daily Voice reported. Both Schuesslers were rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where 67-year-old Kathy Ann died hours later, authorities said pr…
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Coroner Identifies Victim In Deadly Lehigh County Wreck
Authorities have named the passenger who died after two cars collided in Lower Macungie on Monday afternoon, Oct. 30. Kathy Ann Schuessler, 67, died from multiple blunt force injuries, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a release. Her manner of death was ruled accidental. The accident happened on the 900 block of Mill Creek Road just before 1 p.m., officials said. Schuessler, of Lower Macungie, was rushed to the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where she died from her wounds hours later, according to the coroner. State police and t…
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 25, Killed In Rt. 222 Berks County Crash
A 25-year-old Wyomissing man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Rt. 222 in Richmond Township Friday, Oct. 27, officials said. Keven L. Tejada was heading south on Ramp K when he veered off the roadway and struck an embankment around 11:05 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. He was taken to the emergency room at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead. The Fleetwood Police Department is investigating.
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Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Allentown Crash
The motorcyclist killed in a crash Friday, Oct. 27 in Allentown has been identified as a 45-year-old resident. Angel Manuel Gaetan-Velazquez was operating the motorcycle when he struck a motor vehicle around 4:35 p.m. on 30th Street and Emaus Avenue, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. He was pronounced dead at 5:09 p.m., at the emergency room at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.
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Coroner Seeks Next-Of-Kin For Late Schuylkill County Man
Authorities are looking for the relatives of a 73-year-old Frackville man who died at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest last week. Stanley Taylor died of natural causes on Tuesday, Oct. 3, said Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Family members or next-of-kin should call the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center at 610-782-3426 or email danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org.
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8 Children, 5 Adults Suddenly Sick At Lehigh Valley Day Care Center
Thirteen people were hospitalized with headaches and dizziness after suddenly falling ill at a North Whitehall day care center on Wednesday morning, Oct. 11, state police say. First responders were called to the Lehigh Valley Children’s Center on Park Avenue in Neffs around 10:30 a.m., troopers said. In total, five adults and eight infants and toddlers were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest. Police say it's still unclear what caused the victims to feel sick. The day care will remain closed for the rest of the week while air quality specialists work the…
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Allentown Mom Was Shot Through Apartment Door: Police
Police in Allentown have charged a 29-year-old man with Giselle Trabal's fatal shooting last Friday, Sept. 29. Obadiah Whack is accused of shooting the 35-year-old mom of three through the door to her first-floor apartment at 628 North Law Street, APD said. A bullet hole was found in her front door and a 9-millimeter cartridge casing was found on the hallway floor, according to authorities. Trabal was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest with a gunshot wound to the chest around 2 a.m. and died there hours later, the Coroner's Office has said. Investiga…
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Mom, 35, Killed In Allentown Shooting Was 'Happy Spirit'
Police have identified the victim of a shooting last week in Allentown as a 35-year-old mother of three. Giselle Karen Trabal was shot around 2 a.m. on the 600 block of North Law Street, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. She was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, where she was pronounced dead at 4:49 a.m. The cause of death was found to be a gunshot wound to body. Buglio ruled Trabal's death a homicide. A GoFundMe page launched for Trabal's funeral had raised more than $760 as of Monday, Oct. 2. "On Friday, September 29th, we received the call that no mother, b…
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Convicted Killer Gets Prison Time For 2021 Allentown Slaying
The gunman convicted of killing 43-year-old Jose Bermudez will spend the next several decades in prison, a Lehigh County judge has ruled. Raymond B. Gourgue, 36, was sentenced to 20 to 40 years on Wednesday, Sept. 27. Gourgue was convicted on murder charges in July. Police said he shot and killed Bermudez on the 100 block of North Hall Street on May 14, 2021. Bermudez was pronounced dead later that night at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, the Lehigh County coroner has said. Gourgue was arrested over a year later in October 2022.
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