Nazareth,PA : Driver drifted over line in crash that killed 2 on Route 248 on June, Tuesday 6th 2017

Upper Nazareth Township police are piecing together how a crash occurred that killed two people last month along Route 248.

Chief William Cope said Tuesday a preliminary investigation determined an Acura driven by Jonathan Morales Lopez, 19, of the 4000 block of Scherman Boulevard in Bethlehem Township, was headed east toward Nazareth about 9 p.m.

For an unknown reason, Lopez's car drifted into the westbound lane, Cope said.

David Zellner, 71, was westbound with his wife, Brenda Zellner, 70, of the first block of South Penn Dixie Road in Upper Nazareth Township. Family members said the couple were headed home -- less than a mile away -- after having dinner.

Lopez, a Freedom High School graduate and oldest of four siblings, worked at a local pizza parlor. But it remains unclear where he was headed at the time of the accident.

Cope said the impact of the Acura was head-on with the Jeep, at the Jeep's driver's side corner. Both Lopez and Brenda Zellner were pronounced dead at the scene. David Zellner remains hospitalized in stable condition, said his daughter, Kristen Zellner of Harrisburg, on Tuesday.


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Driver drifted over line in crash that killed 2 on Route 248