ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Authorities on Monday released the names of a husband and wife who were fatally struck by a vehicle on a busy Allentown street over the weekend.
Frank R. Wyant, 83, and Marcella A. Wyant, 80, both of Allentown, died Friday night in the emergency department of Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio.
Both died from multiple blunt-force traumas after a vehicle hit them about 8:20 p.m. Friday as they walked near West Chew and North Main streets in Allentown, Buglio and police said.
Allentown police were doing traffic enforcement in that area until about 20 minutes before the crash happened.
Allentown Police Capt. Kyle Pammer
The driver stopped and cooperated with officers, according to Allentown police.
Police said they were doing traffic enforcement in that area until about 20 minutes before the crash happened.
The city recently launched a Safe Streets for All project to end all pedestrian deaths in Allentown by 2030.
The Wyants are the first pedestrians killed in Allentown in 2024.
Five pedestrians were killed last year, and a dozen others were seriously injured, according to city officials.