Whitehall man charged in Christmas Day crash that killed 75-year-old ‘mayor of Water Street’

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Whitehall Township man was charged seven months after authorities say he hit and killed a 75-year-old man with his car on Christmas Day.

Etienne Theagene, 47, turned himself in Thursday to face a felony charge of homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter, a misdemeanor, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office.

Theagene is accused of fatally striking Edward Tomcics about 6:50 p.m. Dec. 25 on Water Street in Whitehall…

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