Upper Saucon Township, Pa. — A New Jersey woman was killed in an early morning crash Monday on Interstate 78, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said.
Ciarra Sanchez, 19, was the operator of a vehicle that veered off the roadway and struck a concrete bridge pillar, according to a release.
The accident happened at 1:38 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-78 at mile marker 60.3, the release said.
Lehigh County Coroner Dan Buglio said Sanchez, of Saddle Brook Township, N.J., died due to multiple blunt force injuries and ruled her death an accident.
In addition to the coroner’s office, the Pennsylvania State Police, Fogelsville, also are assisting with the investigation.