Driver slams into Bennett Toyota in Allentown, Pa. in fatal crash, causing near $1 million in damage – CBS News

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — A man driving at a high speed was killed after he veered off the road and crashed into a car dealership in Allentown early Tuesday morning, police said.

The crash happened just after 1 a.m. on Lehigh Street near Vultee Street. Police said the driver was heading north on Lehigh Street when he veered off the road.

Images from the scene showed multiple damaged vehicles and a flipped vehicle.

The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office identified the driver as 27-year-old Abeil Adilow of Philadelphia. He was pronounced dead just before 2 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.

Staff at the dealership arrived to work Tuesday morning tasked with cleaning up the damage.

Nikki DeMentri

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