Published August 31. 2022 10:29AM
A Lansford man died in a two-vehicle crash Aug. 25 on Route 248 in Lehigh Township, according to police.
Sylvanus Schmick, 59, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado west on Route 248 when his pickup truck reportedly veered into oncoming traffic, crashed into another pickup truck at the intersection of Sycamore Drive and rolled onto its side, police said.
Jeremy Schmick, also of Lansford, was in the truck with Sylvanus Schmick, police said.
The other pickup truck, a Ford 250, was driven by a 17-year-old boy from the Nazareth area, police said.
The coroner pronounced Sylvanus Schmick dead at the scene.
Lehigh Township Police were assisted by the Northampton County Coroner’s Office, Lehigh Township Fire Department, Lehigh Township Fire Police and Northampton Regional EMS.
Anyone with information is asked to call Lehigh Township police at 610-760-8800.