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Lehigh Valley Couple Dies In Route 309 Crash: Authorities Lehigh Valley Couple Dies In Route 309 Crash: Authorities
Lehigh Valley Couple Dies In Route 309 Crash: Authorities A 73-year-old Lehigh Valley woman and her 83-year-old husband died after a crash on Route 309, authorities said. Judith Rutherford was pronounced dead at the scene on Friday, Sept. 23, the Bucks County Coroner told WFMZ. Robert E. Rutherford, of Coopersburg (Upper Saucon Township), meanwhile, was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem, where he died at about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. The woman was behind the wheel of a car that collided with another vehicle around 4:35 p.m. in the area of SR 309 and Hilltop…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Pregnant Woman, Unborn Baby Die In Allentown Car Crash, Coroner Says Pregnant Woman, Unborn Baby Die In Allentown Car Crash, Coroner Says
Pregnant Woman, Unborn Baby Die In Allentown Car Crash, Coroner Says A pregnant woman and her unborn baby died in a car crash in Allentown, authorities said. Sara M. Baskerville, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem at 2:39 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. She was 35. Baskerville was the back-seat passenger in a car that struck another vehicle in the area of American Parkway and N. Irving Street around 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, officials said. The woman's baby also died in the crash, the office said. Baskerville's manner of death was determined to be acciden…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Drunk Lehigh Valley Man ‘Unleashed’ Bulldog On Woman During Argument: Report Drunk Lehigh Valley Man ‘Unleashed’ Bulldog On Woman During Argument: Report
Drunk Lehigh Valley Man ‘Unleashed’ Bulldog On Woman During Argument: Report A Lehigh Valley man had been drinking when he provoked his English bulldog to attack a woman he was having an argument with and later ignored her desperate pleas for help, LehighValleyLive reports. Frank Cappetta, 39, is accused of felony aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment, the outlet says citing court papers.  Police responding to Cappetta's Freemansburg home found the woman bleeding from her forehead with several bite marks and bruises, LVL says. The victim told police that she had gotten into an argument with Cappetta — whom she knew prior to the incident …

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by Valerie Musson