Pottsville Sanitation Worker Killed By Falling Sign: Coroner Pottsville Sanitation Worker Killed By Falling Sign: Coroner Pottsville Sanitation Worker Killed By Falling Sign: Coroner
Pottsville Sanitation Worker Killed By Falling Sign: Coroner A sanitation worker in Schuylkill County died after being struck by a falling street sign, officials say.  Kerry A. Spiess, 36, of Pottsville, was working on a sanitation truck in the 100 block of North Progress Avenue early in the morning on Sept. 6 when his truck backed into a standing sign pole, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office in a release.  Spiess stepped down off the back of the truck onto the sidewalk, when the sign fell and hit him on the head, officials added.  He died at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest on Friday, Dec. 2, just before 2 p.m., the Coroner's …
Victim In Fatal Lehigh Crash Had 'Medical Event' Before Accident: Coroner Victim In Fatal Lehigh Crash Had 'Medical Event' Before Accident: Coroner Victim In Fatal Lehigh Crash Had 'Medical Event' Before Accident: Coroner
Victim In Fatal Lehigh Crash Had 'Medical Event' Before Accident: Coroner The Lehigh County woman who died in a head-on collision on State Route 873 on Tuesday, Nov. 29 experienced a "medical event" that caused her to lose control of her car, according to officials.  County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said in a statement that 71-year-old Rebecca Martinez of Slatington became "unresponsive" on the highway's 7100 block near Washington Township at around noon.  She crashed head-on into another driver. Their condition as of Wednesday, Nov. 30 was not immediately clear.  Martinez was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where she died of her inju…
Berks Teen Who Stabbed Boy During Fight Booked On Attempted Murder: Report Berks Teen Who Stabbed Boy During Fight Booked On Attempted Murder: Report Berks Teen Who Stabbed Boy During Fight Booked On Attempted Murder: Report
Berks Teen Who Stabbed Boy During Fight Booked On Attempted Murder: Report A Berks County teenager faces attempted murder charges for stabbing another during a fight at a park, according to police documents originally obtained by WFMZ.  Steven Oritz, 17, of Perry Township, stabbed a 16-year-old boy in the chest and arm during a fight at a park in Hamburg, according to the report.  The victim was in the intensive care unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest as of Tuesday, Nov. 29, police told the outlet.  State court records show Ortiz is charged as an adult with attempted murder, attempt to cause serious injury, and aggravated assault — all…
Oxygen User Smoking Cigarette Dies Of Burns Caused By Fire That Erupted: Lehigh Coroner Oxygen User Smoking Cigarette Dies Of Burns Caused By Fire That Erupted: Lehigh Coroner Oxygen User Smoking Cigarette Dies Of Burns Caused By Fire That Erupted: Lehigh Coroner
Oxygen User Smoking Cigarette Dies Of Burns Caused By Fire That Erupted: Lehigh Coroner A 57-year-old Lehigh County man died when he tried to light a cigarette while using supplemental oxygen, causing a fire that burned him, officials said. Richard C .Grim of Lower Macungie Township, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest around 3:40 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said.  The cause of death was complications of 5.5% burns on his body due to trying to smoke a cigarette last week in his home, when a fire erupted, the coroner's office said. The death is being investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police, Fogelsville S…
MontCo Man Killed In Crash Leaves Behind Newborn, Fiancé MontCo Man Killed In Crash Leaves Behind Newborn, Fiancé MontCo Man Killed In Crash Leaves Behind Newborn, Fiancé
MontCo Man Killed In Crash Leaves Behind Newborn, Fiancé Justin Minnucci had just entered a new chapter of life. Three months ago, he became a dad with the birth of his son, Maverick. The 28-year-old Montgomery County man was also set to wed his fiancé, Britney, who's two children he had considered his own. But fate had other plans for Minnucci, of Souderton, who was killed in a crash on Monday, Nov. 7, in Franconia Township.  He died at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest of multiple blunt force injuries due to the 11:45 a.m. crash on West Cherry Lane and Souderton Hatfield Pike, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said. "…
Thief Found Dangling, Moaning From PA Power Tower: Reports Thief Found Dangling, Moaning From PA Power Tower: Reports Thief Found Dangling, Moaning From PA Power Tower: Reports
Thief Found Dangling, Moaning From PA Power Tower: Reports The man found moaning and dangling from a power line tower in Pennsylvania Friday, Nov. 4 was trying to steal wire when he suffered an electric shock so powerful that it threw him from his perch, authorities told various news outlets. The man was cutting 100 feet of wire from the top of a tower that he'd secured himself to in Plainfield Township, when he suffered an arc that traveled across his upper body, throwing him about 20 or 30 feet down the pole, police told WFMZ. Had it not been for the line that the thief used to secure himself, he'd probably be dead, Slate Belt police said. Hunter…
Garbage Truck Driver Struck Dead By Passing Car After Plowing His Vehicle Into Berks Home Garbage Truck Driver Struck Dead By Passing Car After Plowing His Vehicle Into Berks Home Garbage Truck Driver Struck Dead By Passing Car After Plowing His Vehicle Into Berks Home
Garbage Truck Driver Struck Dead By Passing Car After Plowing His Vehicle Into Berks Home A garbage truck crashed into a home in Berks County in the early morning of Friday. Oct. 21, according to a report from WFMZ. The accident occurred on Schulz Road in Hereford Township at around 5:30 a.m.,  the outlet reported.  The driver, 55-year-old Scott L. Fichter of Bethlehem, exited the truck after the crash, but the vehicle continued to roll forward and ran him over, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a statement Friday afternoon.  Fichter was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where authorities pronounced him dead, the coroner added.&nbs…
Car Crashes After Driver Swerves To Avoid Deer In Lehigh Valley: Police Car Crashes After Driver Swerves To Avoid Deer In Lehigh Valley: Police Car Crashes After Driver Swerves To Avoid Deer In Lehigh Valley: Police
Car Crashes After Driver Swerves To Avoid Deer In Lehigh Valley: Police A driver hit a tree after swerving to avoid a deer in the Lehigh Valley, authorities said. The crash happened on the 300 block of Mickley Road in Whitehall Township on the morning of Monday, Oct. 17, according to LehighValleyLive. The driver was alone in the car when it crashed and overturned, trapping her inside, Whitehall Township Fire Chief David Nelson said. Crews removed the roof to free her, the fire chief added. The unidentified driver was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Whitehall Township Police Lt. Greg Bealer said. She "did not have any obvious serious ex…
Arrest Made In 2021 Shooting That Left Allentown Man Dead Arrest Made In 2021 Shooting That Left Allentown Man Dead Arrest Made In 2021 Shooting That Left Allentown Man Dead
Arrest Made In 2021 Shooting That Left Allentown Man Dead A Northampton County man is facing a homicide charge and weapons offenses in a Lehigh County shooting last year that left a 43-year-old man dead, authorities announced. Raymond B. Gourgue, 35, is accused of firing the shots that killed Jose Bermudez, of Allentown, on the 100 block of North Hall Street around 10:30 p.m. on May 14, 2021, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca. Bermudez was pronounced dead later that night at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, the Lehigh County coroner said. His death was ruled a hom…
Plane Was In Air For One Minute Before Deadly Crash In Salisbury Township, Officials Say Plane Was In Air For One Minute Before Deadly Crash In Salisbury Township, Officials Say Plane Was In Air For One Minute Before Deadly Crash In Salisbury Township, Officials Say
Plane Was In Air For One Minute Before Deadly Crash In Salisbury Township, Officials Say New details have been released in the Salisbury Township plane crash that killed a student pilot and injured a flight instructor last month, officials said. The single-engine Piper PA-28-140 took off from Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport at 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, and was in the air for one minute before going down in a residential yard on the 1400 block of Keystone Road in Salisbury Township, according to a preliminary report released by the NTSB on Friday, Oct. 7. The aircraft traveled for less than a mile and then made a slight left turn before its data was…
Man, 22, Killed In Hazleton Shooting: Authorities Man, 22, Killed In Hazleton Shooting: Authorities Man, 22, Killed In Hazleton Shooting: Authorities
Man, 22, Killed In Hazleton Shooting: Authorities A 22-year-old man was shot and killed in Hazleton, authorities said. Felix Dini was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest at 4:10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 10, after the shooting on Friday, Oct. 7, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The Freeland resident was shot at the intersection of South Fulton Court and East Noble Street around 5:50 p.m., authorities said. His cause of death was determined to be gunshot wounds and his manner of death was ruled a homicide, the coroner said. An autopsy will be completed on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Further det…
63-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies In Allentown Crash: Officials 63-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies In Allentown Crash: Officials 63-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies In Allentown Crash: Officials
63-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies In Allentown Crash: Officials A 63-year-old pedestrian died in a crash in Allentown, authorities said. John Sassaman was pronounced dead on Sunday, Oct. 2 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest after the crash just before 1 a.m. on the 400 Block of S. 24th Street, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The Salisbury Township resident died of complications from multiple traumatic injuries, the coroner said. His manner of death was determined to be accidental. Further details about the crash were not immediately known. The incident remains under investigation by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, Allentown Pol…