Find Your Daily Voice
Lehigh
Your Local News for Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Thursday, may 2
48°
Follow
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Traffic
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Lehigh
Follow
Find Your Daily Voice
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Traffic
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2024 Cantata Media
48°
Thursday, may 2
Traffic
Sean Terwilliger Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-476
Authorities have named the 40-year-old passenger who was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer on I-476 in Salford Township on Friday morning, Dec. 8. Sean Terwilliger of Allentown was riding south in a utility truck when he and the driver pulled over to secure the load near mile marker 36.4, state police said. They parked on the west shoulder and Terwilliger was standing off the roadway at the rear of the truck, according to investigators. A passing southbound tractor-trailer drifted into the shoulder, striking Terwilliger and the utility truck, officials said. Terw…
Traffic
Schuylkill County Crash Into Woods Kills Lansford Woman: Coroner
Authorities have identified the driver who died after crashing in Coaldale Borough on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 7. Nicole Oplinger, 42, was near the intersection of West Water and West Miner streets around 3 p.m. when she lost control of her car and struck multiple trees, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Oplinger, of Lansford, was taken to St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem where she passed from multiple traumatic injuries around 1:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, the coroner said. Her manner of death was ruled accidental. Stat troopers in Frackville are investigat…
Traffic
Poconos Woman, 56, Killed In Early Morning Crash: Police
One woman is dead and two other people are wounded after a two-car crash in Pocono Township early Monday, Nov. 27, according to authorities. Police were called to Route 314 between Summit Road and Swiftwater Avenue around 6:45 a.m., the department said in a release. They arrived to find a 56-year-old passenger in a 2010 Kia Soul dead from her injuries, the release says. Her name was not reported though police said she was a resident of Pocono Summit. The driver of the Kia and the driver of a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado were both hospitalized with "moderate" injuries, off…
Traffic
Shooting Investigation Shuts I-95 At Betsy Ross Bridge In Philadelphia
A stretch of I-95 was closed due to a shooting investigation Wednesday morning, Nov. 22 in Philadelphia. All lanes were closed between Exit 26 Betsy Ross Bridge/New Jersey and Exit 32 Academy Road/Linden Avenue. I-95 NB is closed between Exit 26: BETSY ROSS BR - NEW JERSEY and Exit 32: ACADEMY ROAD/LINDEN AVE. All lanes closed. due to Police Activity. Motorist should consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time. Traffic information can be found at — Philadelphia OEM (@PhilaOEM) November 22, 2023 The Betsy Ross Bridge connects Philadelphia to New Jersey into Pennsauken…
Traffic
Car Crash Shutters Route 1 In Chester County: Officials (
Developing
)
A car wreck shut down a portion of Route 1 in East Marlborough Township on Tuesday afternoon, officials told Daily Voice. The northbound lanes of the Route 1 bypass near the Route 82/Unionville Road overpass were briefly closed on Nov. 21, Chester County authorities said. The roadway was reopened by 4 p.m., they added. It was not immediately clear by Tuesday night if anyone was hurt. This is a developing story, check back for more.
Traffic
Drivers Fled From Back-To-Back Crashes On I-95, 1 Missing: PA State Police
A driver is missing after one multi-car crash led to another on Interstate 95 on Monday morning, according to state police. It began when a 2014 Honda Pilot struck the rear of a PepsiCo. tractor-trailer while changing lanes without enough clearance on I-95 North in Chester City, Delaware County, just before 6 a.m. on Nov. 20, troopers detailed. When troopers arrived, they found the tractor-trailer on fire and the Honda Pilot abandoned. The PepsiCo. driver lost control of his vehicle due to the crash and slammed into the concrete barrier between the north and southbound lanes, PS…
Traffic
5 Hurt When Chesco Police Chase Ends In Crash: Authorities
Five people were taken to an area trauma center after a police chase ended with a car crash in Uwchlan Township late Monday night, Nov. 13, according to officials. The three-vehicle crash happened near North Pottstown Pike and Gordon Drive around 11 p.m., said Elverson-Honey Brook Area EMS. Photos from the scene showed severe damage to two sedans and a tractor-trailer separated from its back set of wheels. Accident With Entrapment In Uwchlan Township On November 13th, 2023, At 23:01 hours the Lionville Fire Company along... Posted by Elverson-Honey Brook Area EMS on Monday, Novembe…
Traffic
Good Samaritan Killed In Hit-Run While Assisting Disabled Car: Philly PD
A 24-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run on Sunday night, Nov. 12, while he was stopped to help another driver, according to Philadelphia police. It happened on the 4800 block of Whitaker Avenue around 6 p.m., the department said. Ezequiel Morales was walking back to his car when he was hit by a white van that fled the scene. Morales was rushed to Albert Einstein Medical Center and pronounced dead just before 6:30 p.m., police said. NBC10 Philadelphia reported that the van was later found abandoned nearby. The crash remains under investigation, said PPD.&…
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Carrying 500+ Pigs Overturns On Highway: PennDOT
Hundreds of pigs are being rounded up on a Pennsylvania highway on Tuesday afternoon, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. The tractor-trailer that was hauling over 500 pigs overturned along 641 near Ridge Road in North Newton Township, around 1 p.m. on Nov. 7, Schreffler explained. "Some little piggies have made a run for freedom, but are being rounded up. Sadly, several little piggies will not make it to market," Schreffler said. No humans were injured in the crash. The roadway reopened at 2:25 p.m., according to an upd…
Traffic
Three-Car Crash Detours Traffic In Lehigh County
State police are responding to the scene of a three-vehicle wreck in Lower Macungie on Tuesday morning, Nov. 7. It happened at the intersection of Lower Macungie Road and Cedar Crest Boulevard, troopers said in a statement around 8:20 a.m. Fire and EMS units also responded to the scene. Traffic was briefly detoured to Riverbend Road while crews worked the scene, and the road was cleared by 9:45 a.m., authorities said. Police have not said if anyone was hurt in the crash. This is a developing story. Check back later for more.
Traffic
Fatal Motorcycle Pursuit-Crash Closes Route 30: PSP (
Update
)
A motorcyclist crashed and died during a pursuit with Pennsylvania State Police in Chester County overnight, the agency said. Troopers began pursuing the motorcycle around 1:40 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, eastbound on the US 30 bypass when the 31-year-old motorcyclist got off the limited access highway at a high rate of speed, PSP Trooper James Grothey said. The motorcyclist lost control and struck the northbound metal guardrail on State Route 113, where he died. The incident remains under investigation. Route 113 is closed in the area of the Route 30 Bypass bridge in Downingtown for an und…
Traffic
Crash On Commodore Barry Bridge Closes All Lanes
All lanes were closed on the Commodore Barry Bridge due to a crash on Thursday evening, Oct. 26. According to the NJDOT website, it happened in the westbound lanes of the New Jersey side in Logan Township. The bridge was closed into Chester, PA, the DOT said.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Archive
48°
