An elderly man was killed while an officer was injured in a crash involving a police patrol vehicle and another car at the intersection of Nazareth Road and Park Avenue in Palmer Township, Northampton County.
The 43-year-old Palmer Township police officer was responding to an incident Monday shortly after 2 p.m. Investigators say the officer's vehicle had its emergency lights and siren activated when it crashed into a 1996 Toyota Camry driven by Julio Flores, 83, of Easton, Pennsylvania.
Flores was taken to Easton Hospital where he died from multiple blunt force injuries. The officer was also hurt but is expected to be okay, according to a law enforcement source.
Nazareth Road was closed for several hours after the crash but later reopened at 7:08 p.m. Pennsylvania State police are investigating the crash.
