Crime & Safety
Orefield Man Hurt in Crash, Police Say
Nickolas Sosik III, 41, of Orefield, sustained multiple injuries in a head-on collision Tuesday in Upper Macungie, police said.
By Tom DeMartini
A 41-year-old Orefield man was injured Tuesday afternoon in a two-car accident on Tilghman Street east of Ruppsville Road, according to Upper Macungie Police.
Police said a 2003 Ford Explorer driver by John Ianelli, 51, of Allentown was traveling east on Tilghman Street and attempted to make a left turn into a restaurant parking lot at approximately 12:45 p.m.
Ianelli's car hit a 2003 Acura TL head-on. The Acura was driven by Nickolas Sosik III, 41, of Orefield, police said.Â
Police said Sosik sustained moderate head, neck, hand and shoulder injuries and was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest by Cetronia Ambulance. Ianelli was not injured.
Police said both cars sustained front-end damage and were towed by Faust Towing.
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