Man pushing vehicle after running out of gas fatally struck by semi on I-78 in Northampton County

Pedestrian killed on I-78 while pushing out-of-gas vehicle identified

The pedestrian killed Monday evening while trying to push a car that had run out of gas on Interstate 78 has been identified as a 33-year-old New Jersey man.The deceased is being identified as Tyler R. Kolaja of Hamburg, Sussex County. Kolaja died from multiple blunt force injuries and the manner of death was ruled accidental by Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek.

Man pushing vehicle after running out of gas fatally struck by semi on I-78 in Northampton County

A man pushing a vehicle after it ran out of gas was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer along I-78 in Northampton County Monday night.