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Coroner identifies driver who died after Route 33 crash in Palmer Twp.

The 67-year-old driver died from natural causes and not from injuries in the crash, according to the Northampton County coroner. The crash happened Monday at the Tatamy interchange.

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PALMER TWP., Pa. - Authorities have identified a 67-year-old man who died after his car crashed at the Tatamy interchange of Route 33.

Jerome J. Ozovek, of Buckingham Township in Bucks County, died of natural causes after suffering a medical event Monday, said Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek.

The crash occurred about 10:45 a.m. along the off-ramp from Route 33 north at the Tatamy exit to Main Street, Lysek said. He did not elaborate on the nature of the medical event.

Ozovek was taken by ambulance to St. Luke’s Anderson Campus, where he was pronounced dead.

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