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Lehigh County Coroner
Whitehall-Coplay, PA
Police & Fire
Murder-For-Hire: Wife, Ex-GF, Gunman All Sentenced In Husband’s Whitehall Killing
All three defendants charged in a murder-for-hire plot that ended with a man gunned down in a Whitehall Township parking lot have now pleaded guilty and received state prison sentences, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced Wednesday, Nov. 5. Brenda Rodriguez Sentenced Brenda Rodriguez, 52, of Palmerton, was sentenced to 2½ to 10 years in state prison for her role in the killing of her husband, Hector Garcia Gomez. She pleaded guilty in September to Conspiracy – Aggravated Assault, a felony of the first degree, and was sentenced by Judge Robert L. Steinberg. Rodriguez…
Allentown, PA
News
Suicide By Cop: US Coast Guard Vet, Allentown Granddad Killed In Police Shooting, Coroner Rules
A US Coast Guard Veteran who pointed a rifle at police and was fatally shot in South Whitehall Township staged the encounter in an effort to die by “suicide by cop,” officials confirmed on Friday, June 20. Gary J. Moyer, 73, was killed by South Whitehall Township police after he advanced toward officers while holding a rifle and ignored repeated commands to drop the weapon, according to a detailed report released by Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan. The shooting happened around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28 in the 100 block of North 38th Street. Moyer had placed a 911 c…
Allentown, PA
News
Man Who Shot 21-Year-Old Dead Over $181 On Allentown Bridge Sentenced: DA
A man who gunned down a 21-year-old during a broad-daylight robbery on a bridge in Allentown has been sentenced to decades behind bars, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Monday, June 16. Jose Santiago, 38, of Allentown, pleaded guilty to felony third-degree murder and felony conspiracy to commit robbery. He was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in state prison by Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks. His wife, 36-year-old Latasha Santiago, who drove the getaway car, was sentenced earlier this month to 10 to 20 years after pleading guilty to felony conspiracy to commit robbery. …
Whitehall-Coplay, PA
News
Driver On Meth Kills Grandma In Rt 22 Whitehall Crash: DA
A man who was high on meth when he crashed his car, killing his passenger on Route 22 in Whitehall Township, has been sentenced to state prison, prosecutors announced on Monday, March 10. Juan Ramone Sierra, 45, of Allentown, pleaded guilty on Jan. 16 to Homicide by Vehicle While Driving Under the Influence, Accidents Involving Death While Not Licensed, and Driving Under the Influence – Controlled Substance – 2nd Offense, court records show. Lehigh County Judge Thomas M. Caffrey sentenced Sierra to five to 10 years in prison followed by seven years of probation, according to District Atto…
Bethlehem, PA
News
Cold
CASE: Who Killed Christopher Keller? $5K Reward Offered In Cold Case Murder Of PA Teen
Who strung the deadly electrical cable that killed 15-year-old Christopher Keller as he rode his dirt bike along the Lehigh River in 1992? Pennsylvania State Police are determined to find out — and they’re offering $5,000 for your help. Keller’s life was cut short on Sept. 24, 1992, when he struck the cable maliciously tied between two trees on a secluded trail in North Whitehall Township. The wire slashed his throat and sent him tumbling, fracturing his skull. His passenger survived, but Keller never stood a chance. Described by then-District Attorney Robert Steinberg as “an intentionally …
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Allentown Man Charged With Murder In BKK Lounge Shooting
A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection to a deadly shooting outside an after-hours club in Allentown that left one man dead and three others injured, authorities announced. David Isaiah Rivera, of Allentown, was arrested less than 12 hours after the shooting and is charged with Criminal Homicide, three counts of Attempted Murder, three counts of Aggravated Assault, Firearms Not to be Carried Without a License, and Recklessly Endangering Another Person, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. Rivera was arraigned on Feb. 2 before District Judge …
Allentown, PA
News
Hit-Run Driver Who Killed Dad Of 3, Bicyclist Sentenced: Lehigh County DA
A driver who fled the scene after fatally striking a bicyclist in Lower Macungie Township will spend up to 17 years in prison, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Monday, Dec. 16. Anthony Michael Rutch, 51, pleaded guilty on Nov. 4, 2024, to accidents involving death or personal injury and homicide by vehicle, prosecutors said. At a hearing on Dec. 13, 2024, Lehigh County Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks sentenced Rutch to 4 to 17 years in state prison for the death of 36-year-old Alexander Zarnas, authorities said. The crash happened on March 9, 2021, at 5:06 p.m. on …
Allentown, PA
News
Allentown Man Kills Palmerton Mechanic In Whitehall Parking Lot Shooting: DA
An Allentown man is accused of fatally shooting a Palmerton man in a Whitehall Township parking lot during a dispute, authorities announced on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Hector Garcia Gomez, 46, was shot multiple times in the torso in the parking lot of Loco Hot Deals at 1155 MacArthur Road, Whitehall Township, around 6:03 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, according to the Whitehall Township Police Department and Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. Garcia Gomez was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 7:43 p.m., authorities …
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
NJ Teen Dies In Fiery Crash On I-78 In PA: Coroner
A Saddle Brook, NJ teenager died in a car crash along Interstate 78 in Lehigh County early Monday, the coroner said. Ciarra Sanchez, 19, was pronounced dead on-scene in Upper Saucon Township on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at 1:38 a.m., according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio. Sanchez was the driver of a vehicle that veered off the eastbound side of I-78 at Mile Marker 60.3, striking a concrete bridge pillar, Buglio said. Her cause of death was listed as multiple blunt force injuries due to the collision, with the manner of death ruled accidental. Pennsylvania State Police at Fog…
Allentown, PA
News
PA Lunch Lady Killed In Murder-Suicide, Daughter Says
A 44-year-old Allentown mom "didn’t deserve to die the way she did," her daughter wrote in a GoFundMe on Friday, Sept. 6 following a murder-suicide. Livi E. Beltran Fernandez was found shot dead in a home in the 2000 block of East Cedar Street around 1:10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, as explained by the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio and previously reported by Daily Voice. Her cause of death was ruled a homicide. Jesus J. Cruz Ortiz, 53, of Easton, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot at the same address, Buglio said. His cause of death was ruled a suicide. Livi, a native of Puert…
Easton, PA
News
Coroner Seeks Next-Of-Kin For Northampton County Man
The Lehigh County Coroner is seeking next-of-kin for a Northampton County man who died last month, authorities said on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Joseph M. Moosh, 66, of Bath, was pronounced dead on Thursday, July 11 at about noon at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Muhlenberg. He died of natural causes. If anyone can provide any information, please contact the coroner's office at 610-782-3426 or via email at:
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Allentown, PA
News
Kutztown Woman Dies Weeks After Crashing Into Tree: Lehigh County Coroner
An 80-year-old woman has just over two weeks after a car crash into a tree, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio announced on Tuesday, July 30. Marilyn A. Barlip, Greenwich Township, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital at 11:15 a.m. on Monday, July 29, as detailed in the release. Her official cause of death is "Complications of Multiple Blunt Force Injuries due to Motor Vehicle Collision" and the manner is an accident, Buglio said. Barlip was driving a car when she veered off the roadway for an unknown reason and struck a tree in t…
Allentown, PA
Traffic
Coroner Names Driver Killed In Lehigh County Crash
Eighty-four-year-old Helen R. Werley died after her car struck another vehicle in Lynn Township on Thursday, April 11, according to the Lehigh County Coroner. Officials said Werley, of Weisenberg Township, died from multiple blunt-force injuries. The manner of death was accidental. The crash happened near the intersection of Schochary Road and Kistler Valley Road around 3:45 p.m. and Werley was pronounced dead at the scene, the Coroner's Office added.
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Allentown Shooting Victim ID'd As 33-Year-Old Alburtis Man: Coroner
A 33-year-old Alburtis man was killed in an Allentown shooting over the weekend, officials said. Miguel Steven Dalmasi was shot at the intersection of East Walnut Street at South Dauphin Street around 8:40 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. The manner of death a was ruled a homicide and an autopsy will be completed on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The Allentown Police Department, Lehigh County Homicide Task Force and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office are investigating.
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & 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…
Allentown, PA
News
Man Dies Nearly 20 Years After Motorcycle Crash: Lehigh County Coroner
Approximately 19 and a half years after a motorcycle crash seriously injured a man he died from complications of those injuries. Eric J. Fenstermaker, was 52 when he passed at St. Luke's Hospital, Allentown at 10:50 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio detailed. When the Northampton man was about 32 years old he was riding "a motorcycle that was in collision with a pickup truck," Buglio said. The crash happened at the Intersection of Route 309 North at Route 143, Lynn Township, Lehigh County at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, June 1, 2004…
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Murder-Suicide: NJ Mom Of 4 ID'd After BF Shot Her In Gated Pocono Community
A domestic incident turned into an apparent murder-suicide in a gated community near the resorts in the Poconos on Tuesday night, authorities announced. Leilani Ramos, a 37-year-old mom of four from Newark, NJ, died from a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds at 8:33 p.m. on Nov. 28, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio, detailed in a release the following morning. Pocono Township police were called by Leilani to a "domestic-related shooting" in the private gated community on Ski Side Drive, near Camelback Road in Tannersville around 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 28, as stated in a release by …
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
26-Year-Old Driver Dead In Overnight Lehigh Valley Crash: Coroner
A 26-year-old driver died in an overnight Lehigh Valley crash, officials said. Kendy V. Acosta-Gomez, of Whitehall Township, was driving on the 400 block of Basin Street in Allentown when his car left the roadway and struck a tree, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. It happened around 3:35 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 26. Acosta-Gomez was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death was Multiple Blunt Force Injuries due to Motor Vehicle Accident. The manner of death is was Accidental, Buglio said.
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Allentown Crash
The motorcyclist killed in a crash Friday, Oct. 27 in Allentown has been identified as a 45-year-old resident. Angel Manuel Gaetan-Velazquez was operating the motorcycle when he struck a motor vehicle around 4:35 p.m. on 30th Street and Emaus Avenue, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. He was pronounced dead at 5:09 p.m., at the emergency room at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.
Bethlehem, PA
Traffic
Second Driver Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On PA Route 22
A second driver involved in the wrong-way crash on Route 22 in Bethlehem Township early this month has died, according to the Lehigh County Coroner. Barry W. Fulton, 58, of Summit Hill, passed from multiple blunt force injuries on Sunday, Oct. 5, authorities said. His cause of death was ruled accidental. Troopers have said Fulton was in a red Chevrolet heading the wrong way on Route 33 when he drove up an on-ramp from Route 22 on Oct. 5. Another driver, 22-year-old John Michael Woodburn of Bethlehem, was pronounced dead at the scene. A 76-year-old driver from Wi…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Convicted Killer Gets Prison Time For 2021 Allentown Slaying
The gunman convicted of killing 43-year-old Jose Bermudez will spend the next several decades in prison, a Lehigh County judge has ruled. Raymond B. Gourgue, 36, was sentenced to 20 to 40 years on Wednesday, Sept. 27. Gourgue was convicted on murder charges in July. Police said he shot and killed Bermudez on the 100 block of North Hall Street on May 14, 2021. Bermudez was pronounced dead later that night at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, the Lehigh County coroner has said. Gourgue was arrested over a year later in October 2022.
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
PA 21-Year-Old Killed When Scooter Hits Utility Pole: Coroner
An Allentown man was fatally injured when his motor scooter crashed into a utility pole on a city street late on Wednesday, Aug. 30, authorities say. Rony M. Taveras Santana, 21, hit the pole around 10:30 p.m. near Union Boulevard and North Halstead Street, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio. He was rushed to the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, where he died from his blunt force wounds around 3:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, Buglio added. The manner of death was accidental. Allentown police are investigating the accident.
Reading, PA
News
Berks County Woman Dies In Crash: Coroner
A Maxatawny woman died after crashing her car in the township Thursday, Aug. 17, according to authorities. Deborah A. Majerich, 67, was driving along Kohler Road near Berks County Park when her vehicle left the roadway and hit a telephone pole, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. She was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest by Topton EMS where she died from her injuries around 6:15 p.m., the coroner said. The manner of death was ruled accidental. In addition to the Coroner's Office, state police are investigating.
Reading, PA
News
Navy Veteran Killed In Guiderail, Rollover Crash On US Rt. 209 In PA
A US Navy veteran is dead after veering off Route 209 and striking a guardrail on Sunday, Aug. 13, officials say. The crash happened near the intersection with Tuscarora Mountain Drive in Schuylkill Township, Schuylkill County, around 9:30 a.m., said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Brian P. Dahm of Brockton was headed south when his car lost control and hit the rail before rolling over, the coroner said. The 81-year-old was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from multiple traumatic injuries around 2:30 p.m. The manner of death was accidental, Buglio sai…
Allentown, PA
Traffic
VA Man ID'd As Victim Killed In I-78 Crash
A 22-year-old Virginia man was killed in a tractor-trailer crash on a Pennsylvania highway over the weekend, authorities said. Evan Dennison, of Berryville, was driving a vehicle that struck the back of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 78 in Weisenberg Township, on Sunday, July 23, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. Dennison was pronounced dead at the scene, at 2:53 p.m. All westbound lanes were closed for several hours. Pennsylvania State Police were investigating.
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Victim Identified In Deadly Allentown Shooting
Authorities have identified the man gunned down in an Allentown back alley in the early morning hours on Sunday, June 11. Terrel Meitzler, 24, died of gunshot wounds and the manner of death was homicide, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a statement. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, June 13, he added. The shooting happened on the corner of Grant and Pine streets, Buglio said. Allentown police are also investigating Meitzler's death.
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Lehigh Valley Man Dies After Being Hit By Two Cars, Coroner Says
A car accident in the Lehigh Valley claimed the life of a pedestrian late on Saturday, June 10, officials say. It happened around 9 p.m. in North Whitehall, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a statement. Christian Torres, 22, of North Whitehall, was hit by two cars near Rising Sun Road and Mauser Street. Torres was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest about an hour later, he added. The cause of death is pending an autopsy scheduled for Wednesday, June 14, Buglio wrote. The accident remains under investigation by state police.
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Coroner IDs Berks Man Killed In Rt. 222 Crash
Officials have identified the driver killed in an accident on Route 222 in Berks County over the weekend. Ernest Lee McLean, 56, of Blandon, was driving near Old Topton Road in Maxatawny Township at around 5 a.m. on Saturday, April 29 when his car hit a tractor-trailer, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a release. McLean was pronounced dead around noon on Monday, May 1, the coroner wrote. His cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries and the manner was accidental, Buglio added. The crash remains under investigation by state police, according to the release.…
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Teen Victim In Deadly Luzerne County Shooting Identified
Authorities have identified the young man fatally injured in an early-evening shooting in Luzerne County on Friday, April 14. Rolando X. Cepeda, 18, of Hazle, was pronounced dead at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a statement. The day prior, Cepeda was in the 50 block of West 23rd Street in Hazle Township when he was shot multiple times, the coroner said. In a statement, state troopers said "several individuals" were struck in the shooting, though only Cepeda was identified as being fatally injured. The suspect or suspects f…
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Poconos Man Hits Head On Curb, Dies While Getting Out Of Moving Car: Coroner
A Monroe County who was badly injured in an accident has succumbed to his injuries, officials announced. Ryan Oskam, 30, of Kunkletown, got out of the moving car on the the 100 block of West Main Street in the borough of Bath, striking his head on the curb, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a statement. He died on Sunday, March 26, from complications related to a traumatic head injury, Buglio said. The manner of death was accidental, he added.
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Two Men Killed In Early Morning Allentown Shootout: Police
Two people have succumbed to their injuries after an early morning shootout in Allentown Friday, authorities say. It happened at about 1:30 a.m. on March 24, on the 100 block of East South Street, Allentown police said in a statement. Investigators believe that "individuals" were "attempting to open car doors of parked vehicles" in the neighborhood when they were confronted by an area resident. The resident and one of the "individuals" exchanged gunfire, and both were fatally shot, the department said. Police are withholding their names pending notification of their loved ones, …
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