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Homicide charge after chase and fatal crash STROUDSBURG — Authorities have charged a Stroudsburg man with homicide by vehicle in the death of his wife in a crash that followed a police pursuit. Thirty-four-year-old Kenneth Strausser Jr. was arrested Monday at a Scranton hospital and transported to Monroe County jail. He was arraigned there on charges of homicide by vehicle, fleeing and eluding police, accidents involving death or personal injury, involuntary manslaughter, recklessly endangering another person and resisting arrest. Authorities say police pursued Strausser’s car on Interstate 380 to Tobyhanna on Friday and a Lehigh Township officer later found the vehicle in flames after it crashed into a tree. Police say 26-year-old Allison Strausser was pronounced dead shortly afterward. Strausser remains behind bars in lieu of $100,000 bail; it was unclear whether he had an attorney. Work underway on Log Tavern Road MILFORD — PennDOT reports that bridge construction is underway on Log Tavern Road, in Dingmans Township. Work will be half-width, with traffic controlled by a signal. A signal began flashing last Thursday as a warning of the new traffic pattern change. Work will run until November. Motorists are cautioned to keep to the speed limit and be alert for construction vehicles and crews.