Woman ID'd In Fatal Allentown House Fire After Autopsy
The woman killed in a Pennsylvania house fire has been identified after her autopsy was completed, authorities announced Wednesday, July 15,.
Hanh T. Phan, 68, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 10:38 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the scene of the fire in the 400 block of North Jerome Street, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said. She was removed from the residence by the Allentown Fire Department.
The Lehigh County Coroner's Office had withheld Phan's identity Tuesday until her next of kin had been notified and an autopsy could be completed.
That autopsy, performed Wednesday, determined …
Man, 27, Killed After Skid Steer Falls On Him In Patterson (Update)
This story has been updated.
A 27-year-old man was killed in a farm machinery incident in Putnam County over the weekend, authorities said.
The incident happened on Sunday, June 14, in Patterson, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said on Monday, June 15.
According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies, firefighters, and emergency responders responded to Cornwall Hill Road at around 6:20 p.m.
There, they found 27-year-old Tyler Pfister severely injured by a skid steer that had fallen on top of him.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, the Sheriff's Office said.
Pfister's de…
18-Year-Old Identified After Fatal Head-On Crash On Rt 222 Near Kutztown: Coroner
A fatal crash has claimed the life of a teenager, authorities announced on Monday, April 20.
Connor Koontz, 18, of Fleetwood, was pronounced dead at Reading Hospital at 1:12 a.m. following a crash in Richmond Township, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel.
The collision happened around 5:54 p.m. on Sunday, April 19, along Route 222 (Kutztown Road) near Schuler Road, the coroner’s office said.
Koontz was driving southbound when his vehicle crossed the center line and struck a northbound vehicle head-on, officials detailed.
He was alone in the vehicle at th…
Motorcyclist Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Columbia Borough: Coroner
A 78-year-old man died after a motorcycle crash in Lancaster County, the coroner announced on Monday, April 13.
Amos Stoltzfus, of Wrightsville, was killed following a single-vehicle crash on Lancaster Avenue near South Twelfth Street in Columbia Borough on Saturday, April 11, at 7:33 a.m., according to Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni.
Stoltzfus was operating a motorcycle when the crash occurred, authorities said. He was transported by EMS to Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead in the emergency department, the coroner’s office detailed.
A…
23-Year-Old Hiker Killed In Fall At Sleeping Giant State Park ID'd as Georgia College Senior
Authorities have identified the 23-year-old hiker who fell to his death at a popular state park.
William Gatch, 23, of Statesboro, Georgia, was hiking along an unmarked trail at Sleeping Giant State Park on Monday, April 6, when he fell at about 11:45 a.m., according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).
First responders rushed to the scene and found him with serious injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Gatch, a University of Georgia senior set to graduate this spring, was hiking with his sister when he fell, according to his obituary. He wa…
32-Year-Old Boyertown Man Killed In Head-On Crash: Berks County Coroner
A two-vehicle crash turned deadly in Boyertown Borough over the weekend, authorities announced.
Jan C. Windbiel, 32, of Boyertown, was killed after a head-on collision in the 300 block of South Reading Avenue on Sunday, April 5 at 4:52 p.m., according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel.
Windbiel was driving northbound when his vehicle drifted into the southbound lane, striking an oncoming vehicle head-on, the coroner said.
The Berks County 911 Center alerted the coroner’s office at 5:10 p.m., and Windbiel was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m., officials detailed.
His cause of death …
Motorcyclist Dad Dies Weeks After Crash In Allentown: Lehigh County Coroner
A motorcyclist and father has died weeks after a crash with a vehicle in Pennsylvania, authorities announced.
Guillermo Pazo, 30, of Allentown, originally of Brooklyn, New York, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest on Sunday, April 5, at 12:45 p.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.
His death was ruled accidental, caused by multiple blunt force injuries, the coroner said.
Pazo had been operating a motorcycle when it collided with a motor vehicle at the intersection of West Allen Street and North Saint Cloud Street around 7:47 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, …
Next Of Kin Sought After Accidental Death: Lehigh County Coroner
A Frackville man died after a fall, and the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office is seeking his family for final arrangements, officials announced on Friday, Sept. 5.
John B. Malehorn, 62, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at 9:19 a.m., according to the coroner’s office.
The cause of death was complications from injuries sustained in a fall, and the manner of death was ruled accidental.
The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office & Forensic Center is asking the public for help locating Malehorn’s family or next-of-kin. Anyone with information is urge…
24-Year-Old Kutztown Native Killed In Motorcycle Crash: Coroner
A Northampton man was killed in a late-night motorcycle crash in Salisbury Township, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced on Thursday, Sept. 4.
Brandon C. Gehris, 24, was pronounced dead at 12:44 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3, in the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, Coroner Eric Minnich said.
Gehris was the operator of a motorcycle that collided with a motor vehicle near South Cedar Crest Boulevard and Fish Hatchery Road at approximately 11:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, according to the release.
He had been wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, investiga…
PA Native Dies 20 Days After Crash With Parked Cars, Utility Pole: Lehigh Coroner
A St. Clair man was killed in a crash that left several cars and a utility pole damaged, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced on Sunday, Aug. 24.
Patrick J. Davie, 74, was pronounced dead at 12:47 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to Coroner Daniel Buglio. His cause of death was listed as blunt force trauma from the crash, and his manner of death was ruled accidental.
The wreck happened around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, along the 300 block of East Railroad Street in St. Clair, Schuylkill County, officials said. Davie was driving when his vehi…
Motorcyclist Teddy Elphick, 54, Killed In Northampton County Crash: Coroner
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in East Bangor Borough, the Northampton County Coroner’s Office announced on Sunday, Aug. 3.
Teddy Elphick, 54, of Pen Argyl was operating a motorcycle when it was involved in a single-vehicle crash on the 200 block of East Central Avenue in East Bangor on Saturday, Aug. 2, according to Northampton County Coroner Zachary R. Lysek.
Elphick, the sole occupant of the vehicle, died from multiple blunt force injuries, Lysek said. His manner of death was ruled accidental.
According to public records and social media, Elphick lived in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, …
Coopersburg Dad Killed In Motorcycle Crash: Northampton County Coroner
A Coopersburg dad was killed in a motorcycle crash in Williams Township, the Northampton County Coroner’s Office announced on Tuesday, July 29.
James Richard Swinney, 47, of Coopersburg, was the operator and sole occupant of a motorcycle that crashed at the intersection of Raubsville and Hexenkopf Roads in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 27, 2025, Coroner Zachary R. Lysek said.
The cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries, and the manner of death was ruled accidental, according to the coroner. No additional details were released.
Swinney, known to friends and family as “Jim…
2-Year-Old PA Girl, Mykhia Worthy, Drowns In Neighbor’s Pool: Officials
A 2-year-old girl drowned after getting into a neighbor’s pool in Stowe Township on Monday night, Allegheny County Police announced.
Officers were called to the 1100 block of 12th Street around 7 p.m. on Monday, July 28, for a reported drowning, police said.
When first responders arrived, they found residents performing CPR on the child, according to the release. The girl was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
On Tuesday morning, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Mykhia Worthy.
Preliminary information shows Worthy had ga…
Sergio Ayala-Vilchis, Drowns In Chadds Ford While With Woman He Met At Nightclub: PSP
A man who drowned in Brandywine Creek has been identified as Sergio Ayala-Vilchis, 21, who had gone swimming with a woman he met at a nightclub the night before, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, July 21.
The pair met at a Delaware club on Saturday, July 19, and went to the Brandywine Creek in Chadds Ford, Delaware County on Sunday morning to swim, according to Trooper Paul Holdefer.
Around 11:11 a.m., both entered the water near State Route 1 west of Mill Road and swam toward the center of the creek, police said. That’s when Ayala-Vilchis, a citizen of Mexico, began to panic i…
Boy, 3, Dies Days After Drowning Incident In Northampton County, Coroner Says
A 3-year-old boy who was found unresponsive in a swimming pool in Northampton County has died from complications of drowning, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio announced Friday, July 11.
Colonial Regional Police were dispatched to a home in Northampton County around 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 3, 2025, after receiving reports of a young boy drowning, according to the release.
Emergency crews removed the child from the pool and performed CPR before transporting him to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, authorities said.
Despite medical efforts, the boy died on Monday, July 7, 2025, at 1…
