BETHLEHEM, Pa. – It’s a tale of two investigations.
Bethlehem police say they are investigating a fiery crash at Elizabeth and New streets as an accident and a criminal matter.
24 hours after the crash, the only reminders are two new telephone poles and debris.
Adrian Fratelli, co-owner of Fratelli Pizza, is still thinking about it.
“Feel like if this telephone pole wasn’t here, the white car definitely would have made it inside the building, for sure, because he was just flying so fast,” said Fratelli.
Police say they are investigating the crash as an accident and a criminal matter.
“Initial observations led us to believe that there is a criminal element to this,” said Bethlehem Police Cpt. William Audello.
Dash cam video taken two minutes before the crash shows one of the cars driving erratically and crossing into oncoming traffic near the Westgate Mall 1.7 miles away.
Police are looking for more video of the car, having reconstruction experts look at the scene and are awaiting toxicology reports before deciding on charges.
Fratelli was working at his pizza shop when it happened.
His brother took a video of him rushing to help two women who were trapped in a car by the pizza shop entrance, and a man in a white car just feet away from the restaurant window.
After the crash, people came out of their homes and businesses to help until emergency services arrived.
Fratelli says that’s just the kind of people who live in this neighborhood.
Fratelli says he hopes everyone involved in the accident is ok.
Police say all three people remain hospitalized.