UPPER TULPEHOCKEN TWP,PA : Man killed in I-78 West crash identified as Catasauqua resident on Tuesday, 4th July 2023

The man killed in Tuesday afternoon's crash on I-78 West has been identified as a resident of Catasauqua Borough, Lehigh County.

The victim, 62-year-old John M. Furbur, became unresponsive due to a medical emergency while driving between the Shartlesville and Strausstown exits around 1 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. Furbur's vehicle went off the road, struck a parked tractor trailer and backhoe, then continued into the woods and struck a tree.

Furbur was pronounced dead by Berks County Deputy Coroner Jason Kanter at 1:58 p.m. His death was ruled an accident.

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