Pedestrian struck on Route 873 in Lehigh County dies from injuries, coroner says

A 48-year-old man died Sunday, two weeks after he was struck by a truck on Route 873 in Washington Township, Lehigh County, authorities said.

The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Richard J. Erickson of Washington Township, Lehigh County. He was pronounced dead just before 3:40 a.m. Sunday at Lehigh Valley-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township.

An autopsy is planned for Tuesday to determine Erickson’s cause and manner of death…

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