Authorities this week arrested a man accused of causing a crash last fall that killed a 20-year-old man in Bethlehem.
Jose V. Jerez, 24, of Allentown, allegedly ran off after losing control during an attempted illegal pass about 6:50 p.m. Oct. 13, 2024, in the 700 block of Central Boulevard.
Although unable to immediately name him, witnesses saw Jerez lose control, strike a utility pole and drive up an embankment, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan and Bethlehem police Chief Michelle Kott said in a news release. The witnesses then heard his passenger yelling for help and beeping the horn, and saw him trying to crawl from the wreckage, according to court records…