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21-year-old woman killed in wrong-way crash in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania

By Stephanie Ballesteros, Ben Payne, Laura Fay

Updated on: March 12, 2025 / 9:34 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia

CBS News Philadelphia

A woman was killed in a wrong-way crash in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday night.

The crash happened just before 9:30 p.m. on the 5200 block of Freemansburg Avenue.

Bethlehem Township police said a 21-year-old woman, driving a black Volkswagen Beetle, was heading east on Freemansburg Avenue when she crossed over to westbound lanes and sideswiped a silver Ford Focus. The Volkswagen Beetle then crashed into a utility pole.

The Northampton County coroner said the victim was Kelsey Anne Rodgers, of Bethlehem Township, and ruled the death an accident.

Rodgers was dead when first responders arrived.

The driver of the Ford, a 29-year-old woman, was not injured.

The road was closed for about seven hours during the investigation.

Stephanie Ballesteros

Stephanie Ballesteros is a digital managing editor at CBS Philadelphia. Before Stephanie joined the CBS Philadelphia team in February 2017, she wrote for WSVN in Miami, WAVY in Norfolk and FOX 29 in Philadelphia. Stephanie covers breaking news, crime and lifestyle content. She also produces content for the CBS Philadelphia social media pages and streaming platform.