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Police: Driver Struck Pedestrian Near Se-Wy-Co Fire Co.

Lower Saucon Township Police say Howard Tkacik, of Upper Saucon Township, struck a pedestrian at Kenny Headman Lane and Route 378 on Dec. 3.

An Upper Saucon Township motorist struck a pedestrian near Se-Wy-Co Volunteer Fire Company Dec. 3, Lower Saucon Township Police announced in a press release Monday. Police said Howard Tkacik, of the 7400 block of Flint Forest Drive, was attempting to turn right from Kenny Headman Lane--the road next to the fire house--onto Route 378 when the accident occurred. Authorities identified the pedestrian Tkacik allegedly struck as Frances Sefranek, of the 3500 block of McCloskey Avenue, Lower Saucon Township. Police said Sefranek was walking northbound and was taken to a local hospital for treatment following the accident. However, they did not specify the extent of her injuries in the press release. The accident occurred at about 3:27pm, …

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Gunshots Reported Near Lower-Upper Saucon Line

The gunshots were heard late Friday night around the time of a pedestrian accident on Old Bethlehem Pike, according to police radio reports cited by a Morning Call article.

Gunshots were heard in the vicinity of Old Bethlehem Pike and East Oakhurst Drive in Upper Saucon Township late Friday night, and a hit-and-run pedestrian accident was reported in that area around the same time, according to a story published Saturday by the Morning Call. The area is just west of Route 378, and south of the Lower Saucon-Upper Saucon boundary line. According to the Morning Call article, a 55-year-old man was struck in the 4000 block of Old Bethlehem Pike at 11:10pm Friday by a car that continued north on Route 378. Radio reports cited by the newspaper indicated that Upper Saucon Township police requested assistance from other departments while searching for a car with its rear window shot out. Shortly before midnight, the …

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Police ID Victim, Driver in Giant Parking Lot Accident

Lower Saucon Township Police say Dorothy Zesch, of the township, struck Laurette Sauter, of Springfield Township, in the parking lot of the Giant Food Store at 1880 Leithsville Road on Feb. 13.

Police have released the name of the motorist who allegedly struck a pedestrian in the parking lot of the Giant Food Store in Lower Saucon Township Feb. 13. According to a Lower Saucon Police Department press release issued Monday, Dorothy Zesch, of the 1800 block of Felicity Lane, Lower Saucon Township, was the driver who struck Laurette Sauter, of the 3500 block of Buckwampum Road, Springfield Township, at approximately 4:21pm. Police said that upon officers' arrival at the scene, "(Sauter) was lying in the parking lot and when EMS arrived she was transported to St. Luke's Hospital." Zesch was issued a traffic citation for careless driving following the incident, police said. At least one other pedestrian accident is reported to have …

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Woman Reportedly Struck Twice in Giant Parking Lot

The accident occurred at the Giant Food Store on Route 412 in Lower Saucon Township, according to police reports cited by The Morning Call.

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to include a link to another story. On Monday afternoon a woman was reportedly struck twice by a car in the Giant Food Store parking lot at 1880 Leithsville Road in Lower Saucon Township, according to a story published by The Morning Call. The newspaper said an ambulance was dispatched to the parking lot at 4:20pm and cited police radio reports that indicated the 50-year-old woman was conscious and "not pinned" following the accident. The woman was reportedly taken to St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill following the accident, although her condition was not available Monday night, the newspaper said. Another accident involving a pedestrian, in which a motorist was cited, occurred in the Lower …

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Driver to Be Cited Following Pedestrian Accident in Parking Lot

Lower Saucon Township police say Charles Martin Meixsell will be cited for careless driving as a result of the Dec. 26 accident in the Giant Food Store parking lot.

A Lower Saucon Township man will be cited for careless driving, following a Dec. 26 accident in which a pedestrian was struck in the Giant Food Store parking lot at 1880 Leithsville Road, township police announced Wednesday. According to a police department press release, Charles Martin Meixsell, 42, of the 1600 block of Weavers Lane, was the operator of a vehicle that struck Triss Robinson, 64, of Ringing Rocks Road, Upper Black Eddy. When police arrived at the scene of the incident at 7:32pm, they said Robinson "was observed on the ground lying on her back." Dewey Ambulance responded to the accident scene and transported Robinson to St. Luke's Hospital for further evaluation, police said.

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