27-Year-Old PA Woman Dies After Scooter, Vehicle Collision In Allentown: Coroner
A 27-year-old woman from Wyomissing has died following a crash involving a motor scooter and a motor vehicle in Allentown, authorities said.
The incident happened around 6:08 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, in the 600 block of Union Boulevard, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.
The victim, identified as Marie D. Colon Rodriguez, was operating a motor scooter when it collided with a vehicle, officials said.
“Ms. Colon Rodriguez was pronounced dead on Monday, April 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg,” the coroner’s office said.
Her cause of death was listed…
Man Found Dead In Allentown Tent Identified As Horacio Miranda, 58: Coroner Seeks Next Of Kin
A man was found dead in a tent in Allentown, and authorities are searching for his next of kin, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office and Forensics Center announced in a previously released statement on Wednesday, March 27.
Horacio Miranda, 58, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 4:56 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26 in the 500 block of American Parkway NE, officials said.
Miranda’s cause of death was determined to be mixed drug toxicity involving cocaine and fentanyl, and the manner of death was ruled accidental, according to the coroner’s office.
Anyone with information about Miranda’s family is …
Driver Killed After Car Falls From Overpass Onto I-78 In Upper Saucon: Coroner
A driver was killed after his car plunged from an overpass onto Interstate 78, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced on Friday, April 11, 2025.
Edwin Noel Diaz, 21, of Allentown, was operating a vehicle that veered off the roadway overpass and fell onto the interstate below, authorities said.
The crash happened around 8:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2025, in the eastbound lanes of I-78 at mile marker 60.5 in Upper Saucon Township, according to the coroner.
Diaz was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest where he was pronounced dead at 1:13 a.m., officials said.
His cause of …
Cause Of Death Released For PA Woman Pulled From Susquehanna River In Maryland
The cause and manner of death have been released for Rebecca “Becky” Shanice Beamer-Hicks, whose body was found in the Susquehanna River more than a month after she vanished from Harrisburg’s riverfront.
Beamer-Hicks, 35, of Harrisburg, drowned, and her death was ruled accidental, according to Stephanie Moore, Special Assistant to the Chief at Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Friday, April 4, 2025.
Her body was recovered near Glen Cove in Harford County, Maryland — more than 60 miles downriver from Harrisburg — by Maryland Natural Resources Police on Tuesday morning, April…
House Explosion: Cause Revealed For Blast That Killed Man, Woman In Hurley
Days after a man and woman were killed in a house explosion in the Hudson Valley, investigators determined what caused the blast.
A “significant amount” of propane had leaked into a Brueckner Lane residence in the town of Hurley, causing a massive explosion at around noon Wednesday, March 19, New York State Police said.
The blast completely leveled the home, killing residents Ralph Brueckner, 75, and Cheryl Hathaway, 58, according to police.
Fire investigators deemed the incident “accidental in nature,” noting that the propane had built up over an extended period of time.
Additional detai…
Lehigh County Mom Dies After Fall While Helping Friends Move
A Lehigh County mother of two died after a tragic fall while helping family friends move, authorities and loved ones said.
Julie A. Becker, 32, of Richland Township, was pronounced dead at 6:47 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Allentown Campus, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. An autopsy was completed on Monday, March 10, but her cause and manner of death remain under investigation.
According to a Meal Train page set up in her memory, Becker fell while assisting friends with a move, suffered cardiac arrest, and later passed away.
Her brother, Danie…
Firefighter Kaleb Barker Killed In Shooting As VA Family Seeks Support For Son’s Future
The family of Kaleb Barker, the Danville firefighter who tragically died in an accident, is seeking support to secure his young son's future.
A GoFundMe campaign has been launched on behalf of Barker’s wife, Dr. Natalie Barker, by her colleagues at Chatham Animal Clinic in Virginia to help fund their son Noah’s education. As of Saturday, March 9, the fundraiser has raised over $16,000 toward its $50,000 goal.
Barker, 31, was shot in the torso inside a home in the 900 block of Countryside Drive in Ringgold, Virginia on Tuesday, March 5, at 7:42 p.m., according to the Pittsylvania…
Juveniles ‘Playing Pranks’ Killed Federally Convicted Bank Robber: Lancaster DA
Two juveniles who were "playing pranks" on Matthew Hill, a federally convicted bank robber, fatally stabbed him during a struggle inside a Lancaster home, but no charges will be filed, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, March 6.
Hill, 40, was stabbed in the chest during an altercation inside a home on the first block of West Farnum Street on Jan. 24, according to prosecutors. Investigators determined the stabbing was accidental, and the juvenile responsible will not face charges, authorities said.
Hill had been drinking at a bar earlier that evening an…
