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2 Hurt After DUI Bus Driver Hits Tractor-Trailer Parked Illegally On Rt. 78: State Police 2 Hurt After DUI Bus Driver Hits Tractor-Trailer Parked Illegally On Rt. 78: State Police
2 Hurt After DUI Bus Driver Hits Tractor-Trailer Parked Illegally On Rt. 78: State Police An intoxicated bus driver fell asleep before hitting an illegally parked tractor-trailer that then struck the driver standing next to it on Route 78 Friday morning, state police said. The crash occurred in the westbound lanes near milepost 48.3 in Upper Macungie Township just after 8:45 a.m., according to a press release. Nathaniel Roerig, 33, of Glen Gardner, NJ, was behind the wheel of a 2006 Bluebird International bus and struck the back left side of the second of two trailing units of a 2019 Volvo VNR that was parked illegally on the right shoulder, the release said. Jason Barton, a 3…

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by Valerie Musson
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Coroner IDs 2 Killed In I-78 Crash Coroner IDs 2 Killed In I-78 Crash
Coroner IDs 2 Killed In I-78 Crash Authorities have identified the two men killed in a Monday morning dump truck crash that closed down stretches of Route 78 in Berks and Lehigh counties. Donald T. Gercie, 63, was driving a dump truck that hit an overpass in the eastbound lanes and rolled over near milepost 48.0 in Upper Macungie just after 9:50 a.m., the Coroner’s Officer said. Gercie, of Alpha, NJ, was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple blunt force injuries just before 12:25 p.m. The manner of death was accidental. Gercie’s passenger, Joel A. Fantauzzi Ortiz, 40, of Bethlehem, was pronounced dead just before 10:50…

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by Valerie Musson
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3 Hospitalized In Serious 4-Car Crash At PA Toll Plaza, State Police Say (PHOTOS) 3 Hospitalized In Serious 4-Car Crash At PA Toll Plaza, State Police Say (PHOTOS)
3 Hospitalized In Serious 4-Car Crash At PA Toll Plaza, State Police Say (Photos) Three people were hospitalized following a serious four-car crash at a Pennsylvania toll plaza on Route 78, state police said. Officers at the Belfast station responded to the crash at lane two of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission on Route 78 westbound near milepost 76.0 in Williams Township (Northampton County) just before 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, June 26. A speeding 51-year-old Blakeslee, PA driver went airborne after hitting another car that was stopped paying a toll with two other vehicles behind him, police said. The driver then rotated clockwise about 180 degrees before la…

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by Valerie Musson
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1 Dead After Minivan Loses Control On Route 78 1 Dead After Minivan Loses Control On Route 78
1 Dead After Minivan Loses Control On Route 78 An unidentified Lebanon man died after a minivan full of people lost control early Saturday morning on Route 78 in Berks County, Pennsylvania State Police said. The 2013 Chrysler Town and Country was in the right lane heading west when it crossed the fog line and onto the snowy and icy berm near mile marker 9.8 in Bethel Township around 2 a.m., authorities said.  The van hit some shrubbery and trees along a fence before rolling onto the driver's side and slid. The van came to a rest after hitting the case of a tree, police said. The minivan hit some shrubbery and trees along…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA State Police: Tractor-Trailer Crash Shuts Down Route 78 Lane In Northampton County PA State Police: Tractor-Trailer Crash Shuts Down Route 78 Lane In Northampton County
PA State Police: Tractor-Trailer Crash Shuts Down Route 78 Lane In Northampton County A crash involving a tractor-trailer, a truck and other passenger vehicles shut down one lane on Route 78 in Northampton County Tuesday afternoon, state police said. The crash occurred shortly before 1 p.m. in the westbound lanes near milepost 74 in Glendon Borough, PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky said. Multi vehicle crash, I-78 WB, MM 74, Glendon Borough, Northampton Co., involving Tractor Trailer, truck and passenger vehicles. Left lane is closed at this time. Use caution in the area. @wfmztraffic @lehighvalley @mcall @lvtraffic pic.twitter.com/dAVvDA7NgQ — Trooper Branosky (@PSPTroopMPI…

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by Valerie Musson
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Authorities: Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop At 130 MPH Injured PA Trooper Car During I-78 Pursuit Authorities: Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop At 130 MPH Injured PA Trooper Car During I-78 Pursuit
Authorities: Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop At 130 MPH Injured PA Trooper Car During I-78 Pursuit A Delaware County drive trying to flee a traffic stop on Route 78 at speeds around 130 miles per hour struck a Pennsylvania State Police vehicle injuring a trooper in Lehigh County, authorities said. A trooper tried stopping Mohamed D. Diallo, of Yeadon, after spotting his Dodge Charger going 80 miles an hour in a construction zone, weaving in and out of traffic and following other cars too closely around 9:30 p.m. Monday in Weisenberg Township, WFMZ says citing a criminal complaint. Instead of stopping, 27-year-old Diallo sped away in the right shoulder of the highway, the outlet says…

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by Cecilia Levine
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BREAKING: Pedestrian Struck On Route 78 In Northampton County, State Police Say BREAKING: Pedestrian Struck On Route 78 In Northampton County, State Police Say
Breaking: Pedestrian Struck On Route 78 In Northampton County, State Police Say A pedestrian was struck by a car on Route 78 in Northampton County Wednesday morning, Pennsylvania State Police said. The crash occurred in the westbound lane near milepost 63.0 in Lower Saucon Township around 10 a.m., PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky said. Right lane is closed at I-78 W/B, MM 63.0, Lower Saucon Twp., Northampton Co. for a struck pedestrian. Troopers, EMS and Fire Dept. on scene. Expect delays. pic.twitter.com/W5r7hDfBSE — Trooper Branosky (@PSPTroopMPIO) April 28, 2021 The right lane was reopened around 11:10 a.m. following the initial on-scene investigation with state t…

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by Valerie Musson
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3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash 3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash
3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash A 3-year-old boy died four other people including a 7-year-old girl all not wearing seatbelts were ejected in a Friday evening crash on State Route 33 in Northampton County, authorities said. Troopers from the Belfast barracks responded to southbound crash at the Route 78 interchange in Lower Saucon Township around 7:55 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said. A 2004 Mercury Mountaineer carrying five people from Manilus, NY, was trying to get onto the Route 78 eastbound ramp while a 2017 Kia Sportage was trying to get on the Route 78 westbound ramp, th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEE ANYTHING? State Police Seek Clues In Route 78 Hit-And-Run Crash That Injured Pregnant Women SEE ANYTHING? State Police Seek Clues In Route 78 Hit-And-Run Crash That Injured Pregnant Women
SEE Anything? State Police Seek Clues In Route 78 Hit-And-Run Crash That Injured Pregnant Women State Police in Northampton County are searching for clues after two pregnant women and their husbands were injured in a hit-and-run rollover crash on Route 78. The couples were traveling on Route 78 east in a 2015 Honda CRX when they were rear-ended at mile marker 66.4 near the Hellertown exit in Bethlehem around 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 16, according to Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers. The Honda then swerved into the left lane and onto the grassy center median, rotated counterclockwise and rolled over, hitting the median’s dividing wires, authorities said. The two pregnant women inside the Honda w…

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by Valerie Musson
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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