Crime & Safety

Jefferson Man Killed In Demolition Accident: Coroner

Officials say the 38-year-old was crushed to death at a Pennsylvania worksite.

JEFFERSON, NJ — A Jefferson man was killed in a construction crash Thursday in Pennsylvania, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said.

Luke Marzano, 38, of the Lake Hopatcong section of town, was pronounced dead at a Bethlehem hospital Thursday following a demolition crash nearby. It's not clear exactly what happened at the Martin Tower site, but the coroner's office said Marzano died of crushing injuries to the pelvis and abdomen.

OSHA and the Bethlehem City Police Department are investigating the death, the coroner's office said.

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