Crime & Safety

Teen Dies Almost Two Weeks After Crash in Bushkill Township

Tyler Merritt, 19, of Bushkill Township died almost two weeks after crashing his vehicle near the intersection of Cherry Hill and Young roads, according to a report in The Morning Call.

Almost two weeks after suffering injuries in a car crash, a Bushkill Township teen has died, according to a report in The Morning Call.

Tyler Merritt, 19, of the 1300 block of Bushkill Center Road was injured in a Sept. 3 crash near the intersection of Cherry Hill and Young roads.

He was pronounced dead 11 days later at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke's Hospital-Fountain Hill, according to the report.

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Merritt was a 2010 graduate of .


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