A 58-year-old Plainfield Township man died at the scene after the vehicle he was riding in collided with another car late Tuesday night on Kesslersville Road near Engler Road. Stacy W. Fischer was a front-seat passenger in a vehicle headed south when the crash occurred, and both drivers were left with serious injuries.
The Northampton County Coroner's Office identified Fischer as the victim, according to WFMZ, which reported the crash happened at approximately 11:50 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Kesslersville Road and Engler Road in Northampton County. Fischer was pronounced dead at the scene, the station reported.
Per The Morning Call, Fischer was riding in the front passenger seat of a vehicle traveling southbound on Kesslersville Road when it struck another vehicle near the Engler Road intersection. The coroner determined his cause of death to be blunt-force injury and ruled the manner of death accidental, the outlet reported.
Drivers Hospitalized, Accounts of Injuries Vary
The Morning Call reported that the drivers of both vehicles were taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. WFMZ's earlier report, however, cited dispatchers as saying only one person was transported to the hospital; the discrepancy between the two accounts has not been resolved publicly. As of this writing, no additional details distinguishing the drivers' conditions have been released.
According to lehighvalleylive.com, Fischer was riding in the vehicle driven by a male driver, while the other vehicle was driven by a female driver, according to Chief Jonathon Hoadley. Both drivers suffered serious injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital, the outlet reported.
Multiple Agencies Investigating
Slate Belt Regional Police are investigating the crash alongside Pennsylvania State Police, the coroner's office and the Northampton County District Attorney's Office, Daily Voice reported. The coroner's office said no additional information would be released at this time, per the same WFMZ report cited earlier. No cause of the crash, fault determination or citations have been made public.
The collision remains under active investigation. Fischer's death adds to the toll of fatal crashes recorded across Northampton County, where a separate crash report for Plainfield Township was logged as both federally and state recordable by PennDOT, according to a federal Safety Measurement System record, though that filing is not confirmed to be connected to this specific crash.
