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Second person dies from injuries in motorcycle crash

A second person has died following a motorcycle crash Tuesday in East Allen Township, Northampton County.

The Lehigh County Coroner’s office said Jason Izon, 44, of Lehigh Township, died Friday at 2:44 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg.

Izon was the driver of a motorcycle that collided with a flatbed trailer at Airport Road and Portland Drive Tuesday afternoon.

Samantha N. Loch, 31, a passenger on the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene. .

A 2020 Ram 5500 hauling a 2018 flatbed trailer and 2002 Honda VTX motorcycle made contact at the intersection of the roadway.

There were no injuries to the driver or passenger of the Ram 5500 truck.

Assisting at the scene were Troop M Forensic Services Unit, Troop M Collision Analysis Reconstruction Unit, East Allen Township Ambulance, Bethlehem Township Ambulance, Allen Township Fire Department, Northampton Fire Department, Northampton Regional EMS and the Northampton County Coroner.

State police at Bethlehem are investigating