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Zachary Lysek

Victim Named In Deadly Wrong-Way Crash On PA Route 22 Victim Named In Deadly Wrong-Way Crash On PA Route 22
Victim Named In Deadly Wrong-Way Crash On PA Route 22 The Northampton County Coroner's Office has identified the 22-year-old man who died after a wrong-way driver drove up a highway on-ramp between Easton and Bethlehem on Thursday, Oct. 5.  John Michael Woodburn of Bethlehem died from multiple blunt force trauma, Coroner Zachary Lysek said. His cause of death was ruled accidental.  State troopers have said a motorist in a red Chevrolet Silverado was headed south in the northbound lane of Route 33 when they drove up an on-ramp from Route 22 around 10:30 a.m. The driver of the red Chevy was a 58-year-old man from Summit Hill, who was …
Double Murder: Teen, Adult Found Killed In Lehigh Valley Home Double Murder: Teen, Adult Found Killed In Lehigh Valley Home
Double Murder: Teen, Adult Found Killed In Lehigh Valley Home State police are investigating after two people were found murdered in a North Catasauqua home.  Relatives made the grisly discovery just before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 at 1106 Railroad Street, troopers said.  Inside, a 39-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl were pronounced dead by Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek. Each died from "sharp force injuries" by manner of homicide, Lysek's office found.  Neither victim was named by authorities.  The investigation remains ongoing. 
Man Killed In Lehigh Valley Crash ID'd By Coroner Man Killed In Lehigh Valley Crash ID'd By Coroner
Man Killed In Lehigh Valley Crash ID'd By Coroner Officials have identified the man who died in a Bethlehem Township car accident on Tuesday, Aug. 8 as 64-year-old David Capelles.  Capelles crashed on the 3600 block of North Hecktown Road, said Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek in a release. First responders took him to St. Luke’s Hospital Anderson Campus where doctors pronounced him dead, the coroner said.  The cause of death was ruled multiple blunt force trauma and the manner accidental.  "No other information will be released at this time," Lysek said. 
Victim ID'd In Deadly Northampton House Fire Victim ID'd In Deadly Northampton House Fire
Victim ID'd In Deadly Northampton House Fire Authorities have named the 64-year-old man who perished alongside a cat in a house fire in Williams Township on Monday, July 10.  Donald C. Fey Jr. died of carbon monoxide toxicity and smoke inhalation, and the manner of death was accidental, said Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek in a release.  Fey was found dead at his home on the 1500 block of Raubsville Road around 8:20 a.m. Monday, Daily Voice reported.  The Criminal Investigations Unit of the state police Belfast Station is leading the probe into the fire's cause, troopers have said.  According to his obit…
Coroner IDs Body Found In Lehigh River Coroner IDs Body Found In Lehigh River
Coroner IDs Body Found In Lehigh River Northampton County authorities have identified the body found floating in the Lehigh River over the weekend.  He was 62-year-old Bethlehem resident Dale G. Moyer, county Coroner Zachary Lysek's Office said in a release. Moyer's official cause and manner of death are pending the results of an investigation, Lysek added.  His body was found in Lower Saucon Township on Sunday, June 25, according to the release. 
Pedestrian, 77, Killed Crossing Easton Street Pedestrian, 77, Killed Crossing Easton Street
Pedestrian, 77, Killed Crossing Easton Street An Easton man is dead after being struck by a car while crossing a city street on Thursday, June 15.  Saifeddin Alrefai, 77, of the West Ward, was walking across Larry Holmes Drive when he was hit, said Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek's Office in a release.  Alrefai was rushed to the emergency room at St. Luke’s Hospital, Anderson Campus where he was pronounced dead, officials said. His death has been ruled accidental by cause of multiple blunt force injuries, Lysek added.  No charges were announced in connection with the crash. 
Bucks County Woman Killed In Northampton County Crash On Xmas Day: Coroner Bucks County Woman Killed In Northampton County Crash On Xmas Day: Coroner
Bucks County Woman Killed In Northampton County Crash On Xmas Day: Coroner A Bucks County woman has died after being hit by a car in Northampton County on Christmas Day, officials say.  Michele Gardner, 46, of Riegelsville Borough, was rushed to the emergency room at St. Luke's Hospital's Anderson Campus on Dec. 25 after being struck by a car near mile marker 3.6 on State Route 33, said county Coroner Zachary Lysek.  Her cause of death is multiple traumatic injuries, and the manner of death is pending the results of an investigation, the coroner added.  Officials have not named the driver of the car that hit Gardner, nor have they indicated if…
Coroner ID's Lehigh Valley Driver Who Fatally Crashed Into House Coroner ID's Lehigh Valley Driver Who Fatally Crashed Into House
Coroner ID's Lehigh Valley Driver Who Fatally Crashed Into House Authorities have identified the Lehigh Valley driver who died after crashing into a Northampton County home Thursday night but are still working to figure out exactly how it happened.  Gregory Allen Mertz, 63, of Palmerton, was declared dead at the scene of the accident on Riverview Drive/State Route 145 in Lehigh Township on Dec. 22, Coroner Zachary Lysek said in a statement.  The cause of death was determined to be multiple traumatic injuries, and the manner of death is accidental, he wrote.  Investigators believe Mertz was involved in a two-car accident on the 1100 block …
Police ID Skeletal Remains In Lehigh Valley As 'Kunkletown Killer' Police ID Skeletal Remains In Lehigh Valley As 'Kunkletown Killer'
Police ID Skeletal Remains In Lehigh Valley As 'Kunkletown Killer' Police have identified the skeletal remains found by hunters in the Lehigh Valley as belonging to a convicted killer.  Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said the bones were those of William S. Edelman, Jr., a 65-year-old who most recently lived in Catasauqua.  The remains were located just before 4:30 p.m. Monday in a secluded portion of the Appalachian Trail in Moore Township, the coroner said.  Edelman pleaded guilty to fatally shooting two men and wounding another in Monroe County in 1992, according to state court records. Local media outlets of the time dubbed Ede…
PA Couple, Teen Daughter ID’d As Victims Of Triple-Fatal Route 33 Crash PA Couple, Teen Daughter ID’d As Victims Of Triple-Fatal Route 33 Crash
PA Couple, Teen Daughter ID’d As Victims Of Triple-Fatal Route 33 Crash A couple from Pennsylvania and their teenage daughter were identified as the victims of Thursday morning’s triple-fatal crash on Route 33, reports say. The family’s 2017 Toyota RAV 4 was struck by a 32-year-old Oak Ridge, NJ man driving a 2007 Freightliner M21 in the northbound lanes near milepost 11.9 in Bushkill Township just after 1:25 a.m., DailyVoice.com reported. Alexis Robinson, 39, was driving the vehicle, while her husband, Darrell Robinson, 42, was in the front passenger seat, and their daughter, Tahlia Robinson, 16, was in the back passenger-side seat, according to a PennLive.co…
UPDATE: IDs Released For Man, Woman Dead In Easton Apartment Complex Murder-Suicide UPDATE: IDs Released For Man, Woman Dead In Easton Apartment Complex Murder-Suicide
Update: IDs Released For Man, Woman Dead In Easton Apartment Complex Murder-Suicide Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek has identified the man and woman who died in a murder-suicide at an Easton apartment complex Tuesday night. Shakeeyah Elisia Jackson, 34, was found dead with 10 gunshot wounds at the 600 building of the Canal Park Apartments shortly after 11:35 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said. Her death has been ruled a homicide. Jackson’s partner, 42-year-old David Javon Hall, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Lysek told Daily Voice. * ALSO SEE * Report: Woman Hit In Face By Man Swinging Nail-Covered Stick During Easton Dispute A semi-automatic weapon was rec…