Published July 14. 2026 02:45PM
State police at the Bethlehem barracks reported the following crashes:
• Christopher A. Cassel, 36, of Kutztown, is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol following a one-vehicle crash at 8:07 p.m. May 1 on Newside Road, Heidelberg Township, police said.
A 7-year-old girl from Germansville who was a passenger in the vehicle had minor injuries after the crash, police said.
Cassel was driving a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado that crashed on a Newside Road bridge just north on Route 309, police said. They said he was transported to the Lehigh County Prison, Allentown.
• Inna Garanina, 42, of New Ringgold, was uninjured when the vehicle she was driving hit a deer that had entered its path on Mountain Road, Heidelberg Township, at 12:18 a.m. June 21.
Police said she was westbound in a 2012 Kia Sorrento at the time.
The vehicle had disabling damage and was towed from the scene.
• James J. Wiley, 66, of Schnecksville, was cited after a one-vehicle crash at 5:59 p.m. June 20 on Game Preserve Road, North Whitehall Township, police said. He was uninjured in the incident.
Police said he was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox eastbound when it hit a utility pole on the right side of the road. Wiley told police he swerved to avoid hitting a deer that had entered the roadway.
The vehicle had disabling damage and was towed from the scene.