Pennsylvania

Carjack Collapses, Car Crushes Lehigh Valley Man

A Lehigh Valley man suffocated, crushed under a car after a carjack collapsed.

Marvin Ellison Jr., 59, died from asphyxiation along Limeport Pike in Upper Saucon Township Monday, said the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.

Ellison, who was from Main Street in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, was repairing a car when it collapsed onto him around 7 a.m., said the coroner.

The coroner was called to the scene later Monday and declared Ellison dead around 5:15 p.m.

Police and the coroner’s office planned to investigate the circumstances leading to Ellison’s death.

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