Raymond Reigle Obituary, Death; – Authorities have identified the 38-year-old driver who tragically lost his life after his minivan collided with a tree and subsequently caught fire in Lower Milford.
Raymond Reigle, a resident of Lower Milford Township, was declared deceased at the scene at 5:21 a.m. on Monday, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. An autopsy was conducted on Tuesday, revealing that Reigle succumbed to multiple injuries resulting from the motor vehicle accident involving fire, which Buglio classified as accidental.
Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to the scene shortly after 4 a.m. to investigate the incident at the intersection of Kings Highway South and Janes Lane.
Trooper Nathan Branosky, the public information officer for the Troop M barracks, reported that Reigle was traveling north on Kings Highway South when he lost control of his 2014 Toyota Sienna. Upon their arrival, responding officers discovered the minivan engulfed in flames. Reigle was the only occupant of the vehicle, and there were no additional injuries reported, Branosky confirmed.