One dead in Mahoning crash – Times News Online

Published on May 25, 2024 09:30

One person died in a head-on collision in Mahoning Township on Friday evening.

The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said Trevor S. Hunsicker, 36, of Kingston, died at 9:59 p.m. Friday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest.

State police in Lehighton said the accident occurred at 5:54 p.m. in the 400 block of Ashtown Road.

According to police, the 2022 Subaru driven by Hunsicker was traveling west on Ashtown Road at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the vehicle and crossed into the path of a 2015 Ram truck.

Police said Hunsicker and a passenger, Jason Reed, 50, of Palmerton, were ejected from the car. Hunsicker was taken to Lehigh Valley-Cedar Crest and later pronounced dead.

Police did not release any information about Reed’s condition.

According to police, alcohol was a cause of the accident.

No information has been released about the truck’s occupants, Kelli Crostley, 36, of Lehighton, and Eric Crostley, 32, of Lehighton.

Mahoning Valley Fire Company, Mahoning Valley EMS, Lehighton EMS and All Points Towing assisted on scene.

We will update as details become available.

One person is dead in a head-on collision Friday night in Mahoning Township. The incident occurred just before 6 p.m. in the 400 block of Ashtown Road. Mahoning Township police are being assisted by state police in the investigation. Victims were treated at the scene by members of Mahoning Valley Ambulance and numerous Lehighton paramedic units before being transported to area trauma centers. Mahoning Valley firefighters assisted, caring for the victims and carrying them to numerous waiting ambulances. COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS