Accident Headlines

A five car pileup is said to have started with a hit and run driver on I 78 earlier this month. The multicar accident occurred in Upper Macungie Township on Friday April 6, 2012. Witnesses to the accident say that the pile up was caused by a silver car weaving in and out of traffic. The silver car left the scene of the accident and police are asking anyone with information to come forward.

At least one person was seriously injured in the crash. Ms. Charisa Cherry had to be cut out of her vehicle and was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest.

We wish Ms. Cherry and anyone else injured in this accident a full and fast recovery.

An already sad situation became even more serious last week when a car that was part of a Lehigh County funeral procession flipped on its side and seriously injured the driver. The car was reportedly last in the funeral procession line on Tuesday April 10, 2012.

It took emergency crews about an hour to free the woman from the wreckage. She was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital Fountain Hill for treatment of her injuries. There is no word yet on what caused this Lehigh County car accident.

A Colorado man has been charged in relation to a Pennsylvania car accident that hurt his passenger and damaged a utility pole last week. According to accident reports, the driver hit a utility pole in South Whitehall Township shortly after midnight on Tuesday April 3, 2012. Reports indicate that the man left the scene of the accident without contacting the police. He allegedly went to the home of a friend.

The friend then transported a passenger from the car involved in the crash to the emergency room at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury. The extent of the passenger’s injuries is currently unknown.

A two car accident in Allentown became more serious when one of the cars involved in the crash jumped the curb and collided with an 11 year old boy. The accident occurred on Friday morning March 16 on W. Walnut Street.

The boy is reported to have walked to the ambulance on his own and did not appear to be seriously injured. The occupants of the two vehicles also did not appear to be seriously injured. The two cars involved in the crash and two parked vehicles were reported to be damaged in this Lehigh County car crash.