A Slatington woman has died after a violent crash Wednesday afternoon that sent a car into a house in Allentown, according to authorities.
Kandi Jo Heller, 44, died after a crash that happened about 1 p.m. at the intersection of North Sixth and Cedar streets, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said in a news release.
Heller was driving a one of the vehicles in the crash, the coroner said. She was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, where she died from her injuries just before 10 p.m.
She died from blunt-force injuries, with the manner accidental, Buglio said.
State police, who are investigating the crash, said an SUV driven by a 24-year-old man from Allentown drove through a stop sign and hit Heller’s vehicle. He then fled on foot, but was later arrested by troopers, police said.
The driver, who police identified as Kevin Abdiel Santiago, is charged with burglary and 15 counts each of receiving stolen property and prohibited possession of a firearm.
Another occupant of the Heller’s vehicle was also hospitalized, police said.