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Lehigh County crash victim named

The motorcyclist who was killed in a crash in Lehigh County on Wednesday evening has been identified by the county coroner's office.

Jorge Lugo Jr., 45, of 185 Larch Avenue, Teaneck, New Jersey, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 6:55 p.m. crash. The crash occurred at the intersection of Route 145 and Second Street in North Whitehall Township.The coroner's office ruled Lugo died of multiple blunt force injuries.State police at Bethlehem said Franklin Schlegel, 56, of Walnutport, was driving west on Second Street while Lugo was northbound on 145. Schlegel entered the intersection and a collision occurred, troopers said.The front of the bike hit the driver's side of Schlegel's vehicle.Schlegel and his passenger, Bernice Schlegel, 73, same address, were taken to the Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, for treatment of injuries. Both were wearing seat belts, troopers said.