State police are still investigating why a Nazareth driver careened into a bus stop on Race Street near Lehigh Valley International Airport Monday afternoon, killing two men and injuring two others.
Caitlyn Clark, 26, of Nazareth was driving on Race Street in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, near LVIA about 3:25 p.m. Monday when her SUV veered off the road and hit a utility pole before crashing into the bus stop where several people were waiting, according to state police at Bethlehem. Elias Tabarani, 51, of Allentown died at the scene and Angel Bosch, 28, of Easton died later at the hospital.
Two other Allentown men were injured -- Angel Guerrido-Lopez, 38, was reportedly in fair condition and Lawrence Oyster, 37, was in critical condition, according to a Morning Call story. The men had just finished their shift at Cast-Pac, a nearby factory.
Sgt. Robert Tyler told The Call that the accident reconstruction was completed Monday and speed does not appear to be a factor in the accident. He said investigators are trying to determine if the SUV had any mechnical problems. Tyler declined to comment on whether Clark might have been distracted.
According to court records, Clark was cited for speeding in Alburtis on May 8. The case is "inactive" because she did not enter a plea.
The respectful thing would be to let the police do their jobs and hold off on any rude comments until their report is released. Let us all keep her and her family in our prayers, along with the families of the two people who were killed and the two men who were injured.
I don't know if you saw in the papers about the Northampton man who was working in Allentown and pinned against a loading dock by a tractor trailer. He also died of his injuries and left behind a wife and two young sons. That man was a close friend of mine and it drives me crazy to think of what he went through and what his family is suffering with every day. My comments were directed towards the people who were jumping to conclusions and posting things without thinking of the family and that woman who will read it. Just like those kids will have to live without their fathers, this woman will have to live with the knowledge that she took their lives. So will the truck driver that killed my friend two weeks ago. I don't know what happened and to say I'm mad doesn't even begin to describe it, but we're all just waiting for the reports to find out what happened. Again, I am very sorry for your loss and I will pray for the families and friends of everyone involved. I'm sorry also, if my comments seemed like I wasn't thinking of the victims. I didn't mean it that way at all.