Published June 24. 2017 12:11PM
The Lehigh County Coroner's office said Willett Roode, 69, of West Lehigh Street, Coaldale, died at 5: p.m. Friday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest as a result of a crash in Summit Hill.
The crash occurred at 4:12 p.m. Friday in the area of 455 East White Bear Drive, Summit Hill.
Roode was the driver of a motor vehicle that struck a tree near Mauch Chunk Lake's Boat Launch B.
The Lehigh County coroner's office and the Summit Hill police department are investigating.