Passenger Dies Weeks After Fiery Crash Into Tree In Montco: Coroner Passenger Dies Weeks After Fiery Crash Into Tree In Montco: Coroner
Passenger Dies Weeks After Fiery Crash Into Tree In Montco: Coroner One man has died from his injuries after a car crash in New Hanover Township last month, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Stanley E. Pace was the passenger in a car that hit a tree on the 1900 block of Big Road on Jan. 17, officials said.  The car caught fire, and two passersby helped first responders pull Pace and another person from the burning wreck, said New Hanover police.  Pace, 70, of Gilbertsville, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from complications of a cervical spine fracture, the Coroner's Office said. His manner of de…
19-Year-Old Dies After Berks County Crash: Coroner (UPDATED) 19-Year-Old Dies After Berks County Crash: Coroner (UPDATED)
19-Year-Old Dies After Berks County Crash: Coroner (Updated) A teen who was badly hurt in a crash on Interstate 78 in Berks County last week has died from his injuries, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office says.  Caden Hummel, 19, was headed east in Greenwich Township when he lost control of his Honda Civic and hit the concrete median on Tuesday morning, Jan. 30, according to a state police report.  After coming to a rest in the left lane, his car was rear-ended by an eastbound Cadillac, and both drivers were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, troopers said.  Hummel, of Leesport, died from a head injury on Sunday afternoon, Fe…
91-Year-Old ID'd After Deadly Rt. 222 Crash In Lower Macungie (UPDATED) 91-Year-Old ID'd After Deadly Rt. 222 Crash In Lower Macungie (UPDATED)
91-Year-Old ID'd After Deadly Rt. 222 Crash In Lower Macungie (Updated) Officials have named the 91-year-old man killed in a Lower Macungie crash on Monday afternoon, Jan. 22.  John H. Milliman was a passenger in a BMW headed north on Route 222 around 10:40 a.m., according to state police. The BMW was struck by a tractor-trailer when it turned left onto Kressler Road, rotating 90 degrees and coming to rest near the center median, troopers said.  Milliman, of North Whitehall, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from multiple blunt force injuries a few hours later, the Coroner's Office said. His manner of death was ruled a…
Baby Beater Burned To Death By Boiling Water Down Back At PA Prison (UPDATED) Baby Beater Burned To Death By Boiling Water Down Back At PA Prison (UPDATED)
Baby Beater Burned To Death By Boiling Water Down Back At PA Prison (Updated) A Delaware County dad serving time at a Montgomery County prison for abusing his infant daughter died after being scalded with boiling water, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office in a release. Brandon Grant, 39, died on Sunday, Jan. 14 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest from pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis and complications from burns to his back, according to officials. The death was ruled accidental following an autopsy on Tuesday, Jan. 16, said Coroner Daniel Buglio. Grant was serving a sentence at SCI Phoenix in Collegeville, the coroner said.  Prison …
Woman ID'd In Lehigh After New Year's Day Harrisburg House Fire Woman ID'd In Lehigh After New Year's Day Harrisburg House Fire
Woman ID'd In Lehigh After New Year's Day Harrisburg House Fire A 65-year-old woman has been identified by the Lehigh County Coroner following a New Year's Day house fire in Harrisburg. Brenda L. Cuff of Harrisburg was pronounced dead in the Lehigh Valley Burn Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest at 4:35 a.m. on Tuesday, January 02, 2024, coroner Daniel  Buglio detailed in the release.  Her cause of death was listed as "complications of 50-60% full thickness burns due to house fire." The manner was ruled accidental.  The call to the fire at 2326 Berryhill Street came into the Harrisburg Bureau of Fi…
Toddler Rescued From Schuylkill County Blaze: Authorities Toddler Rescued From Schuylkill County Blaze: Authorities
Toddler Rescued From Schuylkill County Blaze: Authorities An 18-month-old is hospitalized but safe after being pulled from a burning home by a police officer on Friday, Dec. 22, according to authorities.  Multiple fire departments were called to a blaze with entrapment at 260 Indiana Avenue in Shenandoah Heights just before noon, state police said in a release.  Shenandoah Borough Police Officer Mark Hysock responded to the scene and went inside the burning home, heading for the third floor, troopers said.  Hysock crawled down a smoke-filled hallway to the front bedroom where the toddler was trapped before grabbing the child and cr…
Pair Of Pedestrians ID'd After Deadly Strike In Allentown: Coroner (UPDATED) Pair Of Pedestrians ID'd After Deadly Strike In Allentown: Coroner (UPDATED)
Pair Of Pedestrians ID'd After Deadly Strike In Allentown: Coroner (Updated) (Note: This story has been updated with new information from the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.) Officials have named the two Allentown pedestrians killed in an early morning crash on Sunday, Dec. 10.  Luz Daneza Ruiz Acosta, 43, and Christopher E. Stocker, 44, were struck on the 300 block of West Hamilton Street around 1:15 a.m., said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  They were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where Ruiz Acosta died around 2 a.m. and Stocker died around 2:45 a.m., authorities said.  Both died from blunt force injuries, the Coroner's Off…
These Pennsylvania Hospitals Rank Among Best, Worst In America For Safety These Pennsylvania Hospitals Rank Among Best, Worst In America For Safety
These Pennsylvania Hospitals Rank Among Best, Worst In America For Safety A hospital safety website has released its gradings for 2023, and some Pennsylvania hospitals rank among the most safe — and least safe — in the nation, according to The Leapfrog Group.  Researchers say they selected 22 evidence-based measures of patient safety to come up with grades for the nearly 3,000 hospitals and acute care centers across the United States, with more methodological information available on their website. Here's how hospitals across Adams, Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Yor…
PA Worker Dies After 25-Foot Fall Onto Concrete Floor: Coroner PA Worker Dies After 25-Foot Fall Onto Concrete Floor: Coroner
PA Worker Dies After 25-Foot Fall Onto Concrete Floor: Coroner A Hazleton man is dead following an accidental workplace fall last Friday afternoon, Dec. 1, according to Coroner Daniel Buglio.  Joseph Forty was working at the NORPEL pet food processing facility in Hazle Township when he lost his footing and fell 25 feet, officials said.  He landed on a concrete floor and was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from his injuries on Monday morning, Dec. 4, the Coroner's Office said.  Forty's cause of death was recorded as blunt force trauma to the head and torso from a warehouse accident, Buglio wrote. His manner of …
Pedestrian Struck Dead In Lehigh County: Coroner Pedestrian Struck Dead In Lehigh County: Coroner
Pedestrian Struck Dead In Lehigh County: Coroner A pedestrian succumbed to his injuries Monday night, Dec. 4 after he was struck by a car in Upper Macungie, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Sixty-nine-year-old Bruce C. Foley was on the 5600 block of West Tilghman Street when he was hit around 7:15 p.m., according to Coroner Daniel Buglio.  Foley, of Lower Macungie, was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from multiple traumatic injuries before 8 p.m., officials said. The manner of death was ruled accidental.  Upper Macungie police and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office continue…
Delaware 87-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Lehigh Valley Crash: Coroner Delaware 87-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Lehigh Valley Crash: Coroner
Delaware 87-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Lehigh Valley Crash: Coroner A passenger in a Salisbury Township crash has succumbed to her injuries, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Camille Couzens, an 87-year-old Wilmington, Delaware resident, was in a car that collided with another on I-78 around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26, officials said.  She was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where she died from multiple traumatic injuries on Friday evening, Dec. 1, the coroner said. The manner of death was ruled accidental.  Pennsylvania State Police in Fogelsville are also investigating the crash, the coroner said.  The I-78 wre…
Coroner Seeks Next-Of-Kin For Late Schuylkill County Man Coroner Seeks Next-Of-Kin For Late Schuylkill County Man
Coroner Seeks Next-Of-Kin For Late Schuylkill County Man Officials are looking for the family of a Mahanoy City man who died in an Allentown hospital.  Teddy Doyle Yate died from natural causes on Sunday, Nov. 19 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, said Coroner Daniel Buglio. He was 62.  Anyone who can contact his relatives is asked to call the Lehigh County Coroner's Office at 610-782-3426 or email danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org.