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Pair Of Pedestrians ID'd After Deadly Strike In Allentown: Coroner (
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(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…
Allentown, PA
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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…
Allentown, PA
Obituaries
Husband Dies Days After Wife In PA Crash: Coroner
Another person has died following the two-car wreck in Lower Macungie last week, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Bruce C. Schuessler, 73, died from blunt-force head trauma on Sunday, Nov. 5, officials said. His manner of death was ruled accidental. Schuessler and his wife Kathy Ann Schuessler were in a Honda CRV that pulled into oncoming traffic on Mill Creek Road on Monday afternoon, Oct. 30, Daily Voice reported. Both Schuesslers were rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where 67-year-old Kathy Ann died hours later, authorities said pr…
Allentown, PA
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Mom, 35, Killed In Allentown Shooting Was 'Happy Spirit'
Police have identified the victim of a shooting last week in Allentown as a 35-year-old mother of three. Giselle Karen Trabal was shot around 2 a.m. on the 600 block of North Law Street, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. She was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, where she was pronounced dead at 4:49 a.m. The cause of death was found to be a gunshot wound to body. Buglio ruled Trabal's death a homicide. A GoFundMe page launched for Trabal's funeral had raised more than $760 as of Monday, Oct. 2. "On Friday, September 29th, we received the call that no mother, b…
Allentown, PA
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PA Driver Charged With Homicide By Vehicle In Deadly DUI Crash: Police
An Emmaus man is charged with homicide by vehicle after police say he was driving under the influence during a deadly crash in Allentown late last year. Chase R. Strahler, 25, faces multiple felony offenses for the wreck that killed 63-year-old John Sassaman on Oct. 2, said the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office and Allentown police. First responders were called to the 400 block of South 24th Street just before 1 a.m. that morning for a serious crash, the release says. They arrived to find Strahler's Jeep Grand Cherokee facing east in the southbound lane and Sassaman's Hyundai So…
Allentown, PA
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27-Year-Old Killed By Allentown Police Identified
The man shot and killed by police in Allentown early on Monday, July 24 has been identified as 27-year-old Dominick Hogans. Hogans was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest around 4:30 a.m., said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a release. City police said they were called to the corner of 6th and Turner streets around 3:40 a.m. for reports of a "male waving a firearm." Officers said the man "fled on foot" after they arrived and a chase ensued. Authorities claim the man "brandished a firearm and fired at officers" before they "returned fire, striking the suspect." Hogans…
Allentown, PA
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Motorcyclist Killed In Allentown Crash Identified By Coroner
Authorities have named the 20-year-old man who died after his motorcycle crashed in Allentown on Saturday afternoon. Justin J. Vasquez-Sotomayor died of multiple traumatic injuries, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a release on Monday. Vasquez-Sotomayor's motorcycle crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of W. Greenleaf Street and Ott Street around 1:20 p.m. on July 8, the coroner wrote. The manner of death was ruled accidental. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died of his wounds, officials added. The crash remains und…
Allentown, PA
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Allentown Stabbing Victim Had Harrowing Final Facebook Post
"The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride and nothing is guaranteed. 🥀" Those were the words posted to 29-year-old Kevin Tarafa's Facebook page nearly 24 hours exactly before he was stabbed dead in Allentown early Sunday, June 18. According to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, Tarafa, of Bethlehem, was stabbed around 2:55 a.m. near 1522 Union Boulevard. At 4:45 a.m., he was pronounced dead on the 1600 Block of East Greenleaf Street. Tarafa's final Facebook post certainly left an impact, having been shared 42 times as of 3 p.m. "This is…
Allentown, PA
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Allentown Cops Investigate Deadly Shooting In Autozone Parking Lot
One person is dead and another is hospitalized after shots rang out in an Autozone parking lot over the weekend, say Allentown police. It happened around 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, said the department in a statement. Officers were dispatched to the store at 1871 South 5th Street for a report of shots fired, police said. Minutes later, a 22-year-old man was brought to St. Luke's Hospital-Sacred Heart Campus where he died from his injuries, the department said. The Lehigh County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Edgar Gonzalez of Allentown and ruled his death a homicide. T…
Lancaster, PA
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Brand-name products were used to disguise illegal drugs found in Lancaster, according to a release by the District Attorney's Office on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Kellogg’s, Ruffles, and Nerds were among the over 7,200 products seized by the Lancaster County Drug Task Force during a two-day operation– with a total estimated value of approximately $290,000, as detailed in the DA's release. The task force went to 43 stores throughout the county and conducted searches with the store owners' consent to find the Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC products. Products seized included vapes, cartridges, oi…
Allentown, PA
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Trio Shot 22-Year-Old Dead On Allentown Street, DA Claims
Three men are charged with murder for the 2022 slaying of 22-year-old Najeer Lane in Allentown. Xavier Grenon, 32, of Whitehall, Legious R. Minder Jr., 20, of Bethlehem, and Frederick A. Marks Jr., 23, of Bath, are each accused of homicide, conspiracy, and related counts following a grand jury presentment, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said in a release on Wednesday, May 10. Investigators believe the group shot and killed Lane on the 1000 block of West Juniata Street last Aug. 31, according to the release. The 22-year-old victim was found with a gunshot wound t…
Allentown, PA
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22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Lehigh County Crash ID'd By Coroner
A motorcyclist is dead following an accident in Salisbury Township late on Tuesday, May 9, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a release. It happened on the 600 block of State Avenue around 8:45 p.m., he wrote. Peyton E. Hyndman, a 22-year-old Emmaus resident, collided with another vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, the coroner said. The cause of death was listed as multiple traumatic injuries and the manner of death was ruled accidental, he added. Around 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Salisbury Township police warned of a "serious motor vehicle accident" in the area near Sta…
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