Driver Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Pennsylvania, Coroner Says
Driver was killed after his vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a tree early Saturday morning, authorities announced on Sunday, June 28.
The single-vehicle crash happened at about 6:08 a.m. Saturday, June 27, in front of 1832 Old Swede Road, according to the Berks County Coroner's Office.
The 56-year-old man, who was the vehicle's sole occupant, drove off the roadway and struck a tree, according to the preliminary investigation.
Emergency responders extricated the driver from the wreckage before he was taken to Reading Hospital, where he died despite lifesaving effo…
Man Accused In Fatal Shooting Of Catasauqua Teen Held For Court After Hearing
A man who had been on the run for months after a 19-year-old was shot and killed inside a Pennsylvania home — only to later surrender — has had his case proceed to court, authorities announced Tuesday, June 23.
Ti'Shaun Singleton, 19, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 5:46 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8 inside a home in the 200 block of Edward Lane in Catasauqua, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. An autopsy determined he died from a gunshot wound to the chest, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide.
Samuel Rolando Colon, 24, of Allentown, is charged with criminal hom…
Passenger Dies Days After Fiery Crash Into Reading Building: Coroner
A woman has died days after a violent crash sent a vehicle into a building in Pennsylvania, officials announced on Wednesday, April 29.
Elisa L. Plancarte, 38, of Maidencreek Township, was pronounced dead at Reading Hospital at 9:46 a.m., according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel.
The crash happened on Hampden Boulevard between Bern Street and College Avenue in Reading around 2:10 a.m. on Sunday, April 26, when a vehicle slammed into a building, the coroner said.
Plancarte was a passenger in the vehicle and became trapped in the wreckage, requiring extrication by the Reading F…
Man Accused Of Living With Wife’s Decomposing Body Over A Month In Lebanon County: DA
A Lebanon County man is accused of living with his wife’s decomposing body for at least a month and concealing her death, the district attorney announced on Monday, April 20.
Sharlene Mikula, 66, was found dead inside her home in the 300 block of Timber Lane in South Londonderry Township, near Mount Gretna, after police conducted a well-being check around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, according to the Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office.
Officers initially spoke with her husband, Michael Mikula, 68, who told them his wife was not home, authorities said. As officers continued checki…
