ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A delivery driver charged in a fatal hit-and-run crash after authorities said the victim confronted the driver was ordered Friday to face court on third-degree murder charges.
Amazon driver Troy Johnson, 30, of Philadelphia, also was ordered to face court on a felony count of accidents involving death and misdemeanor counts of involuntary manslaughter and recklessly endangering another person.
The charges refer to the Nov. 21, 2025, death of Rigoberto Hernandez-Arias, 29, of Allentown, near South 4th Street and Emaus Avenue.Lehigh County District Attorney's office release
The ruling came after a preliminary hearing before Lehigh County District Judge Kyle B. Miller, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced.
Johnson remains in Lehigh County Jail under $500,000 bail.
The charges refer to the Nov. 21, 2025, death of Rigoberto Hernandez-Arias, 29, of Allentown, near South 4th Street and Emaus Avenue.
Allentown Police in court papers said they were called to the scene on for a report of a man struck in the roadway.
Officers arrived to find Hernandez-Arias in the center of the road in the 2300 block of Emmaus Avenue and performed life-saving measures, but were unsuccessful.
Hernandez-Arias died from blunt force injuries caused by a pedestrian/motor vehicle collision and the Lehigh County coroner his death a homicide.
Investigation details
The investigation included video surveillance as well as interviews with several witnesses, Holihan said.
It showed a delivery van, driven by Johnson, was in the area just before the fatal crash.
Witnesses said the victim’s car had pulled next to Johnson’s delivery van and the victim got out of his vehicle.
The two vehicles then stopped at a traffic light.
Holihan previously told LehighValleyNews.com that Hernandez had confronted the delivery driver after believing the driver had struck the victim’s own vehicle earlier.
Hernandez was a father of three.GoFundMe organized by his employer, East Coast Facilities Inc.
Hernandez-Arias tracked down the delivery van that he believed had earlier struck his car by following it through the city, Holihan said then.
After a verbal altercation, Hernandez-Arias was found to be on the hood of the van while Johnson drove nearly a quarter-mile.
During that time, the investigation revealed, Johson drove the van from side-to-side, trying to knock Hernandez-Arias off the hood.
Johnson then slammed on the brakes of the van causing Hernandez-Arias to fall onto the roadway in front of the van.
Johnson then ran over the victim and left the scene.
Police were able to locate the vehicle within an hour or two, using license plate readers positioned throughout the city, Holihan has said.
Hernandez was a father of three, according to a GoFundMe organized by his employer, East Coast Facilities Inc.
The case was investigated by Allentown Police Detective Jonathan Manning and Lehigh County Homicide Task Force Detective Kevin Mriss and is being prosecuted by Chief Deputy District Attorney V. Paul Bernardino III.
