{"id":12841,"date":"2025-10-23T20:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/12841\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T20:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:00:11","slug":"driver-injured-in-south-whitehall-crash-after-car-hits-tree-chief-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/12841\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver injured in South Whitehall crash after car hits tree, chief says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"articleLabel__link\" class=\"articleLabel__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleylive.com\/news\/\" title=\"Navigate to News\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a>Published: Oct. 23, 2025, 2:19 p.m.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" alt=\"Driver injured in South Whitehall crash after car hits tree, chief says\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VVOKOE5DIJD3BPNUJWM57ECUO4.jpg\"\/>The single-vehicle accident occurred Thursday morning, Oct. 23, 2025 at Mauch Chunk and Peachtree roads, requiring emergency crews to extricate the driver from the wreckage, police said.lehighvalleylive.com file photo<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LBXSZCPJONCFRGUMHV5EWBZTDA\">A driver was hurt Thursday morning when they lost control of their vehicle and crashed into a tree in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleylive.com\/topic\/south%20whitehall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleylive.com\/topic\/south%20whitehall\">South Whitehall Township, <\/a>police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2KYMHTGTJRGXDDM7AHHZHUM2C4\">Police Chief Frank J. Lombardo told lehighvalleylive.com the single-vehicle accident happened shortly before 11:30 a.m. at Mauch Chunk and Peachtree roads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"C426TE2MFFCSJHIK3MHMLJSRWQ\">The driver had to be extricated from the vehicle and was then taken to an area hospital for treatment of injuries, the police chief said. A condition was not immediately available Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"EW7EPZBSPVFGTHJ2KS54WTVXYM\">The accident remains under investigation by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleylive.com\/topic\/South%20Whitehall%20Police%20Department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleylive.com\/topic\/South%20Whitehall%20Police%20Department\">South Whitehall Police Department.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"South Whitehall accident Thursday morning, Oct. 23, 2025\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IWUPFOJZSNA7VH7OGVFEI7QHN4.png\"\/>The single-vehicle accident happened shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 at Mauch Chunk Road and Peachtree Road in South Whitehall, police chief Frank J. 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