Allentown 21-Year-Old Killed When Scooter Hits Utility Pole: Coroner

An Allentown man was fatally injured when his motor scooter crashed into a utility pole on a city street late on Wednesday, Aug. 30, authorities say.

Union Boulevard and North Halstead Street; a motor scooter
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Mac Bullock

08/31/2023 12:49 p.m.

Rony M. Taveras Santana, 21, hit the pole around 10:30 p.m. near Union Boulevard and North Halstead Street, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio.

He was rushed to the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, where he died from his blunt force wounds around 3:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, Buglio added. The manner of death was accidental.

Allentown police are investigating the accident.

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