BETHLEHEM TWP., Pa. — An Easton woman was killed and a man injured when their car left William Penn Highway and hit two trees, police said.
The 31-year-old man, who was driving the blue Nissan Altima, was taken to a local hospital, according to a Facebook post from the police department.
The female passenger was pronounced deceased on the scene.
The woman's identity is being withheld until the Northampton County Coroner's Office releases it, the post says.
A Bethlehem Township Police Department officer on patrol happened upon the crash around 2:07 a.m. around William Penn Highway and Chipman Road, the post says.
An investigation determined that "the Nissan was traveling eastbound on William Penn Highway and left the roadway to the north, crossing the opposing lane of travel, and collided with two trees," it says.
Both occupants of the vehicle were entrapped and extracted from the vehicle, the post says.
The crash still is being investigated. The police department asks anyone who witnessed the crash or the vehicle prior to the crash to call Cpl. Lindsay at 610-814-6411.
