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Barry Foose Jr., 46, Eric Dunbar, 38, and Timothy Gerhard, 58, killed in single-vehicle crash on Mozette Road in Pike County, Pennsylvania

Modified Date: 
Thu, 02/04/2016 - 7:48am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, November 29, 2015

Driver charged in crash that killed hunting pals

Police say the friends were traveling to a hunting cabin on the day before firearms season opened for white-tailed deer. Howey was arraigned Wednesday and sent to Pike County Prison. All were from Northampton County. Police say 50-year-old Thomas Howey Jr., of Palmer Township, lost control of his Ford F-150 on a curve in Pike County on Nov. 29 and struck a tree. The dead men are 46-year-old Barry Foose, of Easton; 58-year-old Timothy Gerhard, of Plainfield Township; and 38-year-old Eric Dunbar, of Roseto.

3 hunters from Lehigh Valley dead in Pike County crash

The Pike County coroner pronounced all three dead at the scene, state police said. They were passengers in a 2014 Ford F-150 truck driven by Thomas James Howey Jr., 49, of Palmer Township. Howey survived but suffered serious injuries and was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Township, according to state police. Authorities said Howey veered off the road at a curve and struck a tree. The four were friends staying together at Howey's nearby cabin on a hunting trip, according to family members of Foose and Gerhard. Monday was the first day of Pennsylvania's 2015 rifle hunting season for deer.

Three from Northampton County killed in Pike crash were hunting buddies

Relatives say three men killed in a pickup truck crash in northeastern Pennsylvania were hunting buddies headed to the driver's camp in the Poconos. That man, 49-year-old Thomas Howey Jr. of Palmer Township in Northampton County, was the only one to survive the Sunday afternoon crash. He's in Lehigh Valley Hospitalwith serious injuries.
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Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Barry Foose Jr.
Eric Dunbar
Timothy Gerhard
Thomas James Howey Jr.
Roadway: 
Mozette Road
County: 
Pike County, PA
Area: 
New York, NY

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