Driver charged in Bethlehem fatal crash that followed illegal pass attempt: DA

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…

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