Man, 34, killed in Center Valley crash

A 34-year-old Bethlehem man was killed in a two-vehicle collision late Friday afternoon on Center Valley Parkway in Upper Saucon Township.

Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio identified the man as Jorge Pickett and said he died as a result of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the collision.

Buglio said Pickett was driving a motorcycle that struck another vehicle at the intersection of West Saucon Valley Circle and Center Valley Parkway around 5:27 p.m. The intersection is adjacent to the Promenade Saucon Valley shopping center.

Pickett was taken to St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill, where he was pronounced dead about 45 minutes later, Buglio's news release said.

The accident remains under investigation by the Upper Saucon Township Police Department and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.