Lehigh County District Attorney’s office announced April 21 Jose Rivera, 44, of 555 Ontario St., has been charged in the death of another man in his vehicle in an alcohol-related accident in 2014.

Police said around 2:10 a.m. on Nov. 14 of that year Rivera drove his Honda through a red light at MacArthur Road and Schadt Avenue in Whitehall, crashing into a sedan traveling south on MacArthur.

Rivera and his passenger, Luis Navarro-Natal, 49, of Bethlehem, were ejected from the car. Navarro-Natal died of his injuries.

Rivera was unable to speak with police until he recovered weeks later and did not recall the accident. Police investigators determined he had been intoxicated at the time.

Rivera is charged with homicide my vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, careless driving resulting in death, DUI, reckless endangerment and traffic violations.