Two Killed in Fiery Crash on MacArthur Road

The two-vehicle crash Saturday on MacArthur Road in Whitehall closed the roadway for hours, according to published reports.

Two people were killed in a fiery two-vehicle crash on MacArthur Road in Whitehall on Saturday evening, according to reports on mcall.com and wfmz.com A car turning right onto MacArthur Road from Eberhart Road was struck by a pickup truck traveling north at a high rate of speed about 6 p.m., according to the reports. The car caught fire and the two people in the car were killed. The identities of those killed have not yet been released. MacArthur Road (Route 145) was closed for hours.

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Fatal Trick-or-Treat Night Accident Probe Wrapping Up

Fourteen-year-old Jordan Steinmetz was hit by an SUV and killed as he walked along Schantz Road in Upper Macungie on Oct. 26, 2012. He had been trick-or-treating.

  Upper Macungie Township Police said Friday the investigation of a fatal pedestrian accident on Oct. 26, 2012 on Schantz Road is ongoing but close to being completed. Jordan Steinmetz, 14, of Lisa Court, Upper Macungie, was hit by an SUV as he walked along a residential portion of Schantz Road, and killed. He had been trick-or-treating with a friend, and he had been in costume. Sgt. Corey Reeder of Upper Macungie Towship Police, who took over the investigation from the defunct Berks-Lehigh Regional Police, declined to name the driver of the SUV. He said information on the driver will be released when the investigation is completed. Reeder reiterated that no charges have been filed in the matter. However, he said any findings and actions …

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Probe Continues in Fatal Trick-or-Treat Night Accident

Fourteen-year-old Jordan Steinmetz was hit and killed by an SUV as he walked along Schantz Road in Upper Macungie. He had been trick-or-treating.

  Berks-Lehigh Regional Police said Sunday they are continuing their investigation into the fatal pedestrian accident on Schantz Road in Upper Macungie. Jordan Steinmetz, 14, of Lisa Court, Upper Macungie, was hit by an SUV as he walked along a residential portion of Schantz Road, and killed. He had been trick-or-treating with a friend, and he had been in costume. The driver of the SUV has not yet been identified. Steinmetz was walking west on Schantz Road when he was struck by the SUV, also traveling west on Schantz Road, according to a preliminary investigation. There is a "Watch Children" sign posted in the area, but on the eastbound side of the road.  The accident happened at 8:20 p.m. in the area of Balsam Street and Cottonwood Road…

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Boy Hit by SUV and Killed while Trick-or-Treating is Identified

Jordan Steinmetz, 14, of Lisa Court, Upper Macungie was struck on Schantz Road Friday night and killed. Berks-Lehigh Regional Police are investigating the fatal accident.

  A 14-year-old boy who apparently had been trick-or-treating was hit and killed by an SUV Friday night on Schantz Road in Upper Macungie. Jordan Steinmetz, of Lisa Court, Upper Macungie, was pronounced dead at 11:45 p.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Berks-Lehigh Regional Police said the boy was in costume, walking west on Schantz Road with another boy, when he was struck by an SUV also traveling west on Schantz Road, according to a preliminary investigation. The accident happened at 8:20 p.m. in the area of Balsam Street and Cottonwood Road. The coroner's office said the accident happened in front of 6429 Schantz Road. The driver of the SUV has not been identified. The boy was …

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Kimberly Jennings

3:48 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Actually Tim, Sean's comments are 100% correct. I was there. This SUV swerved into the grass where the two boys were walking. The driver kept flashing to the police his military I.D. He also kept saying the he fought in Iraq. I assume that is why he is not in jail. Clearly mutiple crimes were commited here. Tim you need to stop with your ignorant comments. A little boy was murdered here. Have …   more ›

Update: Man Killed in Tractor Trailer Accident in Upper Macungie Identified

Richard James, 54, of Reinholds, was struck and killed Thursday morning, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said.

Updated 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4. A 54-year-old man who was standing outside his tractor trailer was struck and killed Thursday morning off Ruppsville Road in Upper Macungie, the Lehigh County Coroner's office said. Richard James, of 675 N. Ridge Road, Reinholds, was pronounced dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner Wendy Brantley. According to the coroner's office, James was standing outside his tractor trailer in the 7500 block of Morris Court when it was hit by another tractor trailer, subsequently striking him. The cause and manner of death is pending an autopsy on Friday. The coroner's office and the Berks Lehigh Regional Police are investigating. The accident happened shortly after 6 a.m. 

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Mary Ellen Alu

4:56 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012

Just to be clear...2 separate accidents this morning. The fatal involved 2 tractor trailers. The other, with minor injuries, involved SUV, empty bus.   more ›

Dorney Park Worker Killed Crossing I-78

The 22-year-old woman was struck at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Woman Struck and Killed at I-78 Interchange Identified by Coroner

The 22-year-old woman was struck at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The 22-year-old woman who was struck and killed Tuesday at the I-78 Interchange and Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township has been identified by the Lehigh County Coroner, according to a report in the Morning Call. Zhen Li, a Chinese national and summer Dorney Park employee, was in the U.S. on a work visa, it said.  The woman, who was struck at 5:36 a.m. by a Jeep Cherokee driven by Zachary James Edwards, 19, of Allentown, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital -- Cedar Crest and pronounced dead after 9 a.m., it said. Edwards, who was driving before sunrise was unable to stop before hitting the woman as he drove up the ramp. Anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to call Pennsylvania State Police at 610-395-1438.

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Details Of Fatal I-78 Crash Released By Coroner

Coroner said the victim died of blunt force and head trauma in Monday's accident.

Details Of Fatal I-78 Crash Released By Coroner

Coroner said the victim died of blunt force and head trauma in Monday's accident.

Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim confirmed Friday that Lucas Cramer, 31, of Duncannon (Perry County), was the driver killed in a fatal truck crash Monday on Interstate 78. Grim positively identified Cramer's body using DNA techniques. Deputy coroner Richard Kroon had already pronouned Cramer dead at the scene at 5:44 a.m. Monday. Grim's autopsy revealed the manner of death was accidental and attributed it to blunt force head and chest trauma. According to reports, a tractor trailer driven by Cramer smashed into the back of a truck driven by James Sherry while traveling east on I-78. According to the reports, police said the two vehicles traveled 300 feet before rolling down an embankment. The Lehigh County Coroner and Pennsylvania State …

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Lower Macungie Township

Scanner Report: Lower Macungie Accident Victim Trapped Under Vehicle Dies

Fatal accident closes SB Route 309, according to scanner report.

A fatal motor vehicle accident occurred late Friday on Route 309 in Lower Macungie Township according to emergency scanner transmissions.  The accident was reported around 11 p.m. as an overturned vehicle with an unresponsive victim trapped underneath. State Police arrived and reported the victim was potentially deceased. The accident occurred on SB Rt. 309 under I-78 in the vicinity of where Lower Macungie, South Whitehall, Upper Macungie and Salisbury township come together. Southbound Route 309 was closed, and traffic was diverted at Tilghman Street. The accident was initially reported as being located on I-78 at Hamilton Boulevard in South Whitehall Township.

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