Pedestrian dies after struck by vehicle on Race Street, coroner says
HANOVER TWP., Pa. - A pedestrian hit by a vehicle in Hanover Township, Lehigh County has died, according to the county coroner's office. The Allentown woman was crossing Race Street near Cascade Drive when she was hit shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday, said Trooper Nathan Branosky, with the Pennsylvania State Police. Rachael Patterson, 50, was taken to the hospital, where she died shortly before 7 a.m., according to the Lehigh County coroner's office. The cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries due to the crash. The coroner's office ruled the manner of death an accident. "As a group ...