ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Authorities have identified the two people who died early Sunday after being hit by a vehicle in the city.
They are 44-year-old Christopher E. Stocker and 43-year-old Luz Daneza Ruiz Acosta, both of Allentown, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.
Autopsies will be set for Wednesday and Coroner Dan Buglio said the causes and manner of death will be released after that.
The crash happened around 1:15 a.m. in the 300 block of West Hamilton Street.
Police said the vehicle operator was unhurt. They have not released the driver’s name.
On Sunday, Assistant Police Chief Michael Becker said first responders were called to an accident involving pedestrians and found two victims who were taken by ambulance to the hospital.
Stocker and Acosta both were pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest.
Authorities said an investigation is continuing by Allentown police, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office and the coroner's office.
First Assistant District Attorney Gavin Holihan, who was elected district attorney and will take over the office next month, said Sunday he would not provide additional details about the crash, pending further investigation.
