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Jim Thorpe woman killed in Upper Saucon crash

A Jim Thorpe woman was one of three victims killed in a fiery crash in front of 4435 Lanark Road, Upper in Upper Saucon Township on Saturday evening.

Emily Kattner, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner Richard Kroon.

She was a passenger of a car that struck a tree at approximately 8:30 p.m.

Nicholas White, 23, of Chadds Ford, the driver of the vehicle, was also killed.

Another passenger, Sean Hanczaryk, 21, of Frenchtown, New Jersey, was also killed.

DeSales University said Hanczaryk, was a senior sport and exercise physiology major and a baseball player. White was a 2019 graduate and Kattner was a 2020 graduate.

Before DeSales University, Kattner attended Lehigh Carbon Community College. She was on the dean’s list in both locations. She was an honor roll student at Jim Thorpe High School.

Brandon DiChiacchio, a senior sport and exercise physiology major and a baseball player, is hospitalized in critical condition.

The crash is being investigated by the Upper Saucon Township Police Department and the Lehigh County Coroner’s Department.