Crime & Safety
Woman Killed in Chain Reaction Crash on Route 222
Lauren Boyer, 45, of Berks County, was killed on Route 222 when her SUV was smashed between a pick-up truck and a tractor trailer Monday morning.
A woman was killed in a chain-reaction crash when her SUV was smashed between a pick-up truck and a tractor trailer on Route 222 west of Fogelsville in Berks County Monday morning, according to multiple reports.
The road was closed for more than seven hours.
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Lauren Boyer, 45, of Richmond Township, died at the scene around 6:35 a.m. near Pleasant Hill Road in Maidencreek Township, WFMZ reported.
The crash began when a southbound tractor trailer hit the rear of a pick-up truck, which then crashed into Boyer's SUV and pushed it into the rear end of another tractor trailer.
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Boyer's vehicle was pushed partially into the cargo area of the tractor trailer, according to a Reading Eagle report.
The man driving the pickup truck was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.
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