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Deadly Motorcycle Crash Shuts Down Route 248 In Northampton County, Police Say Deadly Motorcycle Crash Shuts Down Route 248 In Northampton County, Police Say
Deadly Motorcycle Crash Shuts Down Route 248 In Northampton County, Police Say A deadly motorcycle crash shut down Route 248 in Northampton County Thursday evening, police said. A motorcycle crashed into the back of another vehicle near the 25th Street Shopping Center in Palmer Township shortly before 7:15 p.m., local police said. Route 248 was closed between Sales Street and Lawnherst Avenue but has since reopened, police said. The crash remained under investigation. Additional details were not released.

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by Valerie Musson
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Alcohol Thought To Be Factor In 3-Car Crash That Hospitalized 2 In Lehigh Valley, Police Say Alcohol Thought To Be Factor In 3-Car Crash That Hospitalized 2 In Lehigh Valley, Police Say
Alcohol Thought To Be Factor In 3-Car Crash That Hospitalized 2 In Lehigh Valley, Police Say Alcohol was suspected to be involved in a three-car crash that sent a driver and passenger to a nearby hospital Monday evening, authorities said. Jessica Braker, 23, was attempting to turn south onto Route 248 at the Route 873 intersection in a gray Honda Civic when the vehicle veered off the road around 4:20 p.m., Lehigh Township Police said. Braker, of Palmerton, then drove across a traffic island and struck a blue Ford Edge facing north on Route 873 driven by Jason Sheckler, 49, of Palmerton, police said. Sheckler’s vehicle was pushed into a red Subaru Legacy driven by Jim Thorpe reside…

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by Valerie Musson