Driver sentenced to prison for Bethlehem hit-and-run that killed 20-year-old

The driver in a fatal 2024 hit-and-run crash in Bethlehem was sentenced Thursday to state prison, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan announced.

Jose Vladmir Jerez, 25, of Allentown, pleaded guilty June 10 to felony counts of homicide by vehicle and leaving an accident involving death or personal injury, as well as to forgery in an unrelated case.

Lehigh County Judge James Anthony sentenced Jerez to six to 17 years in state prison…

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