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Coroner IDs Woman Killed In Rollover Crash On Route 33 Coroner IDs Woman Killed In Rollover Crash On Route 33
Coroner IDs Woman Killed In Rollover Crash On Route 33 The driver who died on Route 33 in Bethlehem Township on Wednesday night, Nov. 8, was 40-year-old Surmaliz Valentin Ramos, authorities say.  Ramos, of Hellertown, was driving a 2014 Toyota Scion when she crashed along Route 33 between Interstate 78 and the exit to Freemansburg Avenue at mile marker 1.4 around 7:15 p.m., state police told Daily Voice.  No other vehicles were involved, according to troopers.  She was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital Anderson Campus where she later died from multiple blunt force injuries, said the Northampton County Coroner's Office.  T…

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by Mac Bullock
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Second Driver Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On PA Route 22 Second Driver Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On PA Route 22
Second Driver Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On PA Route 22 A second driver involved in the wrong-way crash on Route 22 in Bethlehem Township early this month has died, according to the Lehigh County Coroner.  Barry W. Fulton, 58, of Summit Hill, passed from multiple blunt force injuries on Sunday, Oct. 5, authorities said. His cause of death was ruled accidental.  Troopers have said Fulton was in a red Chevrolet heading the wrong way on Route 33 when he drove up an on-ramp from Route 22 on Oct. 5.  Another driver, 22-year-old John Michael Woodburn of Bethlehem, was pronounced dead at the scene. A 76-year-old driver from Wi…

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by Mac Bullock
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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 …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Family Of Christian Hall, Teen Shot Dead By PA State Police, File Lawsuit, Claim Wrongful Death Family Of Christian Hall, Teen Shot Dead By PA State Police, File Lawsuit, Claim Wrongful Death
Family Of Christian Hall, Teen Shot Dead By PA State Police, File Lawsuit, Claim Wrongful Death The attorneys representing the family of a Pennsylvania teenager shot and killed by state police in December 2020 in the Poconos filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, March 30 against the troopers and the Monroe County District Attorney's Office. Unredacted video footage recorded by state police and released last November by national outlets captured 19-year-old Christian Hall with his hands up in the air when troopers opened fire on the Route 33 overpass on Dec. 30, 2020, Daily Voice previously reported. The lawsuit names the Monroe County District Attorney's Office, State Police Superin…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
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…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
5 Hospitalized After Utility Van Strikes Hyundai Attempting Illegal U-Turn On Route 33 5 Hospitalized After Utility Van Strikes Hyundai Attempting Illegal U-Turn On Route 33
5 Hospitalized After Utility Van Strikes Hyundai Attempting Illegal U-Turn On Route 33 Five people were hospitalized before dawn Monday after a utility van crashed into a car attempting to make an illegal u-turn on Route 33 in Northampton County, state police said. The driver of a Hyundai Elantra was exiting the ramp from Rt. 22 eastbound to Rt. 33 southbound and attempted to make an illegal u-turn in the middle of the highway near milepost 3.8 in Bethlehem Township just before 4 a.m., state police said. Meanwhile, a Ford Econoline in the right lane struck the Hyundai and caused it to rotate counter clockwise before coming to rest facing eastbound in the middle of the right …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Northampton County Car Fire Shuts Down Route 33 Overpass Northampton County Car Fire Shuts Down Route 33 Overpass
Northampton County Car Fire Shuts Down Route 33 Overpass A Tuesday morning car fire in Northampton County shut down an overpass bridge on Route 33 for the resulting investigation, crews said. The car went up in flames in on Route 33 northbound near the Route 22 interchange late Tuesday morning, the Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company said. The Church Road bridge was shut down to check for damages due to the distance of the fire, the department said. It is not clear how long the bridge will remain closed. “If you use the Church Road bridge, please consider an alternate route,” the fire company said.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
DA: PA State Troopers Who Fatally Shot Christian Hall Will Not Face Criminal Charges DA: PA State Troopers Who Fatally Shot Christian Hall Will Not Face Criminal Charges
DA: PA State Troopers Who Fatally Shot Christian Hall Will Not Face Criminal Charges Authorities on Tuesday announced that Pennsylvania State Police troopers were justified in their use of deadly force and will not face criminal charges in relation to last year's fatal shooting of a Monroe County man on a Route 33 overpass. Newly released video footage from the Monroe County District Attorney's Office shows Pennsylvania State Police troopers shooting 19-year-old Christian J. Hall with his hands up while clutching a BB gun after 90 minutes of what they confirm were failed negotiation tactics in Hamilton Township on Dec. 30, 2020. The full video presentation from today's…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Allentown Woman, 73, Slams Into Overturned Truck On Route 33 Allentown Woman, 73, Slams Into Overturned Truck On Route 33
Allentown Woman, 73, Slams Into Overturned Truck On Route 33 A 73-year-old Allentown woman who slammed into the back of a truck that overturned on Route 33 in Northampton County escaped only with a minor foot injury, authorities said. Anthony Coffaro, 30, was making a right-hand turn in his truck at the bottom of the ramp on the northbound side of Route 33, when his vehicle overturned onto the driver's side and slid across the roadway into the barrier just after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said. Margaret Maskornick's Honda CRV then collided into the back of the semi-trailer of the truck as she was gett…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Man Went On Shopping Spree With Credit Cards He Found In Wawa Parking Lot, Police Say KNOW HIM? Man Went On Shopping Spree With Credit Cards He Found In Wawa Parking Lot, Police Say
Know HIM? Man Went On Shopping Spree With Credit Cards He Found In Wawa Parking Lot, Police Say Police in Northampton County are seeking the public’s help identifying a man who they say went on a shopping spree with credit cards he took from a wallet he found in a Wawa parking lot. The man, pictured above, picked up a wallet that had been dropped in the parking lot of Wawa on Route 248 and Route 33 in Lower Nazareth Township on Monday, Nov. 9, Colonial Regional Police said. The man then used a credit card in the wallet to buy a Samsung television at the Walmart on Route 248 before leaving in a silver 2006-2010 Hyundai Sonata, police said. He also used the cards at several other store…

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by Valerie Musson