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Trapped Baby Rescued By Good Samaritans From Flipping SUV In Lehigh Valley: Report Trapped Baby Rescued By Good Samaritans From Flipping SUV In Lehigh Valley: Report
Trapped Baby Rescued By Good Samaritans From Flipping SUV In Lehigh Valley: Report Several Good Samaritans came to the immediate rescue of an 18-month-old child trapped in an SUV that had flipped following a serious crash in the Lehigh Valley on Wednesday, Sept. 28, LehighValleyLive reports. One person was taken to St. Luke’s Easton Hospital and two other adults were trapped inside the vehicle following the two-car crash on the 200 block of Nazareth Rd. in Palmer Township around 11 a.m., the outlet says citing Jim Alercia, the town’s deputy fire chief. The child was brought to safety and was determined to be unharmed after the bystanders used the SUV’s back hatch to get a…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Drivers Hospitalized As Serious Rollover Crash Shuts Down Route 22 (PHOTOS) Drivers Hospitalized As Serious Rollover Crash Shuts Down Route 22 (PHOTOS)
Drivers Hospitalized As Serious Rollover Crash Shuts Down Route 22 (Photos) A Wednesday morning rollover crash shut down Route 22 in Northampton County and sent both drivers to nearby hospitals, authorities said. A sedan collided with an SUV, which overturned on the overpass above 25th Street at the Wilson and Palmer Township boroughs around 9 a.m., according to LehighValleyLive. One driver had to be extricated from the vehicle, and both were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment of unspecified injuries, the outlet stated citing police officer and fire chief Jim Alercia. Route 22 eastbound was shut down for about an hour and a half between 25th and 13th Streets…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Fire At Palmer Park Mall Deemed Suspicious [PHOTOS] Fire At Palmer Park Mall Deemed Suspicious [PHOTOS]
Fire At Palmer Park Mall Deemed Suspicious [Photos] Fire crews were quick to respond to a blaze at Palmer Park Mall Sunday afternoon that was later determined to be suspicious, authorities said. Palmer Municipal Fire Department members were dispatched to the IFIX and More cell phone repair store as the initial alert was upgraded to a commercial blaze with 911 callers reporting a smoky explosion around 4:50 p.m., the company said. The fire was doused by sprinklers but caused damage in two other stores, including Claire’s and Verizon Wireless, LehighValleyLive reports citing Deputy Chief Jim Alercia. IFIX and More’s lavatory, stock room and …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Northampton County Motor Home Fire Deemed Suspicious PHOTOS: Northampton County Motor Home Fire Deemed Suspicious
Photos: Northampton County Motor Home Fire Deemed Suspicious A fire that tore through a motor home in Northampton County before dawn Wednesday has been deemed suspicious, authorities said. The blaze broke out at 2931 Jones Blvd. in Palmer Township, the local fire department said on Facebook. Though the blaze was quickly extinguished, the 24-foot tow-behind trailer was deemed a total loss, according to a LehighValleyLive report citing Deputy Chief Jim Alercia. The fire’s origin remains unclear, as the trailer had not been used for several months and was lacking electricity and propane hookups, Alercia told the outlet. The fire was ruled suspicious…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Both Drivers Hospitalized In Northampton County Crash On Route 22 Both Drivers Hospitalized In Northampton County Crash On Route 22
Both Drivers Hospitalized In Northampton County Crash On Route 22 Both drivers were hospitalized with moderate injuries after a Friday morning crash that temporarily shut down Route 22 in Northampton County, authorities said. The crash was reported shortly after 10 a.m. west of the 25th Street offramp in Palmer, LehighValleyLive reports citing township police Officer Jim Alercia. One of the drivers was removed from the car with help from emergency responders, Alercia said. Traffic in the right lane was diverted around the crash, and the road was fully reopened about 45 minutes later, the outlet reports. One of the ambulances that responded to the scen…

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by Valerie Musson