Monday, February 25, 2013
A horrific crash on MacArthur Road just north of the Lehigh Valley's major shopping strip Saturday left two people dead; one has been identified by authorities.
Sharon Gonzalez-Medina, 41, of Whitehall Township, has been identified as one of two people killed Saturday when a pickup truck hit her car, which burst into flames on MacArthur Road near St. John's United Church of Christ-Mickleys. Newsworking.net has posted graphic video of the car in flames. Gonzalez-Medina's car was turning right onto MacArthur Road from Eberhart Road when she was hit by a pickup truck traveling north at a high rate of speed about 6 p.m., according to the reports. Gonzalez-Medina and her passenger were killed. MacArthur Road (Route 145) will be closed from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday so state police can reconstruct the accident. Motorists should expect significant delays and use caution driving through the area.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Police are investigating the stabbing death of a 36-year-old Whitehall man early Saturday at Olympic Circle apartments.
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Police say a Whitehall man was stabbed to death by his fiancee on their wedding day, according to reports by the Morning Call and Lehigh Valley Live. Police are continuing to investigate the killing of Billy R. Brewster, 36, of 1580 Olympic Circle in Whitehall. Brewster's 31-year-old fiancee has been charged in his death. Brewster was found stabbed at 2:19 a.m Saturday, according to the Lehigh County coroner's office. He was pronounced dead at 3:24 a.m. in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital's Cedar Crest Campus. The Whitehall Township Police Department as well as the coroner's office are conducting the investigation, with assistance of the Lehigh County Homicide Task Force of the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. A …
Monday, May 21, 2012
A very busy Lehigh Valley crossroads will undergo a five-phase makeover
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Monday, May 21, 2012
One of the busiest crossroads in the Lehigh Valley will undergo a major reconstruction project starting Monday, May 21. Motorists should use extra caution at the interchange of Route 22 and Route 145/MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. This first of five phases involves the construction of a temporary pedestrian bridge over 22, adjacent to the 145/MacArthur Road overpass. The temporary bridge will accommodate pedestrian traffic during the reconstruction of the interchange. This initial work will require about one week of nighttime lane restrictions on 22 between 15th Street and Fullerton Avenue. Motorists should anticipate weeknight lane restrictions on US 22 east or west between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. next week (May 21 …
tamarya
3:10 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
yeah my 2 cents, think it has something to do with our ethanol gas. The way my car has been having problems with the egr and catalytic and exhaust and as hot as it gets when idling underneath to the point you cannot stand near the car it makes me wonder that it won't burn even without an accident, so I could see it going up in flames in the event of an accident and my car is an older car. more ›