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66-year-old dies in rollover crash off Tilghman Street, coroner says

The 66-year-old victim was thrown from the vehicle after it veered off the road and rolled down an embankment Saturday night in a wooded area off Tilghman Street, Coroner Daniel Buglio said.

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The Upper Macungie Township Police Department is investigating the crash that occurred Saturday night on Tilghman Street, east of Werley Road.
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UPPER MACUNGIE TWP. - A 66-year-old man died Saturday night in a one-car crash on Tilghman Street in the township, the Lehigh County coroner said.

Stephen R. La Pierre, 66, of Upper Macungie Township, was thrown from the vehicle after it veered off the road and rolled down an embankment in a wooded area east of Werley Road, Coroner Daniel Buglio said.

It happened about 10 p.m. near the ramp to the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

La Pierre suffered multiple blunt force injuries and Buglio ruled the manner of death an accident.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:37 p.m.

The coroner and Upper Macungie Township police are investigating.

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