Woman Who Died After Being Struck By Car Outside Dieruff High School Was Paraprofessional Woman Who Died After Being Struck By Car Outside Dieruff High School Was Paraprofessional
Woman Who Died After Being Struck By Car Outside Dieruff High School Was Paraprofessional The woman who died after being struck by a car outside Dieruff High School in Allentown has been identified as a paraprofessional at the school, authorities said. Angela Yowakim, 25, was crossing Irving Street near Andre Reed Way when she was hit by the car just before the school day started around 6:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, according to Allentown police and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The Allentown woman was brought to St. Luke’s Hospital - Bethlehem, where she was pronounced dead at 4:08 p.m., the coroner's office said. Her death was determined to be the result of multip…
PA Mom Mourns Loss Of 2nd Son To Gun Violence PA Mom Mourns Loss Of 2nd Son To Gun Violence
PA Mom Mourns Loss Of 2nd Son To Gun Violence A mom in Pennsylvania is facing a tragedy that no parent ever wishes to face: She's gearing up to bury her son. And this isn't the first time she's had to do so. In 2017, Shalon Buskirk lost her son Parris Lane, who was shot and killed in Allentown at 19 years old.  This week, Najeer Lane was shot and killed on the 1000 block of West Juniata Street on Wednesday, Aug. 31, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. He was pronounced dead just after midnight. A GoFundMe page for the family had raised nearly $5,000 as of Friday, Sept. 2. "Gun violence has stripped our fa…
Allentown Woman Killed By Wrong-Way DUI Driver ID'd: Police Allentown Woman Killed By Wrong-Way DUI Driver ID'd: Police
Allentown Woman Killed By Wrong-Way DUI Driver ID'd: Police A 55-year-old woman was killed by a wrong-way, drunken driver in Lehigh County Friday, Sept. 2, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The 41-year-old Glenside man was heading north in the southbound lane on Airport Road in Hanover Township, when he struck Catherine Ann Neelon around 11 p.m., PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky said. The woman was taken at by Northampton Regional EMS to Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg where she was pronounced deceased. The Glenside man was placed under arrest at the scene for Driving Under the Influence (DUI). Airport Road was closed for approximately 3 ½ …
Coroner Identifies Man Killed In I-78 Crash In Lehigh County Coroner Identifies Man Killed In I-78 Crash In Lehigh County
Coroner Identifies Man Killed In I-78 Crash In Lehigh County A 51-year-old man has been identified as the person who died in a single-car crash on I-78 in Lehigh County on Wednesday, Aug. 31, authorities said. Gary J. Navitsky died at the scene of the crash in the eastbound lanes of the highway at milepost 60.4 in Upper Saucon Township around 10:40 a.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. The Lower Macungie man was behind the wheel of a car that veered off the road, and struck a bridge support column, causing the vehicle to flip onto its roof, the coroner said. He died of multiple blunt force injuries and his death was ruled an a…
Support Surges For Family Of Lehigh Valley Girl, 16, Reading Man Killed In Crash Support Surges For Family Of Lehigh Valley Girl, 16, Reading Man Killed In Crash
Support Surges For Family Of Lehigh Valley Girl, 16, Reading Man Killed In Crash Support is pouring in for the families of a teenage girl and a 42-year-old man killed in a Lehigh Valley crash. Mia G. Due, 16, was a passenger in a vehicle struck by a motorcycle at MacArthur Road near Mechanicsville Road in Whitehall Township around 6:55 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. The motorcyclist, who was identified as Jose Estrada, 42, of Reading, also died at the scene, authorities said. More than $33,300 had been raised for Due's family on a GoFundMe page as of Thursday, Aug. 4.  Due was one of three sisters and aspired to be a&nb…
Woman Shoots, Kills Roommate In Lehigh Valley: Report Woman Shoots, Kills Roommate In Lehigh Valley: Report
Woman Shoots, Kills Roommate In Lehigh Valley: Report A 40-year-old woman was arrested for shooting and killing her roommate in their Lehigh Valley home, WFMZ reports. Salisbury Township police officers were called just before 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1 to a home on the 700 block of East Federal Street, where they found 37-year-old Tracy Lynn Hoffman dead inside a bedroom, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said in a Tuesday, Aug. 2 release. Terri Hodel, of Allentown, was arraigned on a criminal homicide charge on Monday and remanded to the Lehigh County Jail with bail denied, court records show. It all began on Sunday, July 31, when a member of …
16-Year-Old Girl Among Two Dead In Lehigh Valley Crash, Coroner Says 16-Year-Old Girl Among Two Dead In Lehigh Valley Crash, Coroner Says
16-Year-Old Girl Among Two Dead In Lehigh Valley Crash, Coroner Says A 16-year-old girl was among two dead in a Lehigh Valley crash Sunday, July 31, authorities said. Mia G. Due, and Jose Estrada, 42, died after a motorcycle collided with another vehicle at MacArthur Road at Mechanicsville Road in Whitehall Township around 6:55 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. Estrada, of Reading, was operating the motorcycle, while Due, of Whitehall, was a passenger in the other vehicle, the coroner said. The condition of the other driver was not immediately known. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner says their cause and …
Authorities ID Person Killed In Late-Night Allentown Shooting Authorities ID Person Killed In Late-Night Allentown Shooting
Authorities ID Person Killed In Late-Night Allentown Shooting Authorities have identified the person who was shot and killed in Allentown late Thursday, July 28. Officers responding to a shooting found Tywon D. Abner, 33, of Allentown, with a gunshot wound on the 500 block of Allen Street around 11:10 p.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Abner was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where he died at 1:22 a.m. Friday, July 29, police said. No arrests have been made. The incident remains under investigation by the Allentown Police Department, Lehigh County Homicide Task Force, Lehigh County District Attor…
Authorities ID Motorcyclist Killed In Whitehall Crash Authorities ID Motorcyclist Killed In Whitehall Crash
Authorities ID Motorcyclist Killed In Whitehall Crash The motorcyclist killed in a crash Wednesday, July 20 in Whitehall Township has been identified, authorities said. Justin T. Beers, 24, of Whitehall Township, died when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into another vehicle on the 4000 block of South Church Street around 5:40 p.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Beers was pronounced dead at the scene. His cause of death was determined to be multiple blunt force injuries, and his manner of death was accidental, the coroner's office said. Meanwhile, tributes poured in for Beers on Facebook. Can’t believe this still…
Motorcyclist, 44, Killed In Bethlehem Crash: Authorities Motorcyclist, 44, Killed In Bethlehem Crash: Authorities
Motorcyclist, 44, Killed In Bethlehem Crash: Authorities A motorcyclist was killed in a weekend crash in Bethlehem, authorities said. Scott Bitting, 44, was riding a motorcycle that was struck by a vehicle on West Union Boulevard at Eaton Avenue in Bethlehem around midnight on Sunday, July 17, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Bitting was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital - Bethlehem, where he was pronounced dead at 1:02 a.m., officials said. He died of multiple blunt force trauma injuries and his manner of death was determined to be an accident. The coroner's office is still looking for Bitting's next of kin and is asking for th…
1 Killed, 4 Hurt In Crash On American Parkway Bridge: Authorities 1 Killed, 4 Hurt In Crash On American Parkway Bridge: Authorities
1 Killed, 4 Hurt In Crash On American Parkway Bridge: Authorities One person was killed and several injured in a crash on a bridge in Allentown Wednesday, July 13, authorities said. Jose A. Perez, 45, of Allentown, was behind the wheel of a car that veered into an oncoming lane and struck another vehicle on the American Parkway Bridge around 9:10 p.m., officials with the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said. Perez was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital - Bethlehem, where he was pronounced dead at 10:31 p.m., the county coroner said.  He died from traumatic injuries sustained in the crash and his death was determined to be an accid…
Emmaus Police Chase Ends In Allentown Crash, Authorities Say Emmaus Police Chase Ends In Allentown Crash, Authorities Say
Emmaus Police Chase Ends In Allentown Crash, Authorities Say A police chase through Emmaus ended in a crash in Allentown early Monday, March 28, authorities said.  The incident began when an Emmaus police officer spotted two vehicles speeding toward him in the 700 Block of Harrison Street around 12:30 a.m., they said. Officers tried to stop one of the vehicles near Macungie Avenue and Pine Street but were unsuccessful. A chase ensued, but officers lost track of the car, they said.  They later spotted the two cars driving into Allentown, but one of the drivers lost control and crashed into parked cars near South 4th and Emmaus Ave…