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19-Year-Old Dies After Berks County Crash: Coroner (UPDATED) 19-Year-Old Dies After Berks County Crash: Coroner (UPDATED)
19-Year-Old Dies After Berks County Crash: Coroner (Updated) 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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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Support Surges For Waitress Mourning Loss Of Bucks County Son, 22, To Rare Brain Infection Support Surges For Waitress Mourning Loss Of Bucks County Son, 22, To Rare Brain Infection
Support Surges For Waitress Mourning Loss Of Bucks County Son, 22, To Rare Brain Infection Support is surging for a waitress whose 22-year-old Bucks County son died from a rare brain infection just two months after his initial diagnosis. Jacob Kain Collings was born Feb. 22, 1998 and graduated from Bucks County Technical High School with HVAC certification in 2016, his obituary says. Collings was diagnosed with a rare brain infection just two months ago, according to a GoFundMe started to support his mother, Jennifer, and his grandmother, Annie. He died Dec. 23 after the infection spread to his spine and caused neuro-storming and pneumonia. As an organ donor, Collings’ kidneys a…

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by Valerie Musson