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Slatington man heading to court in vehicular homicide case

The case against a Slatington man charged with homicide by vehicle in connection with a fatal crash in Washington Township have been bound over to Lehigh County Court.

Joshua Douglas Moser, 26, of 1513 Fernwood Road, chose to have a preliminary hearing before District Judge Rod Beck of Slatington on Tuesday.Moser faces charges of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence; homicide by vehicle; two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance; involuntary manslaughter; two counts of recklessly endangering another person; and three summary offenses that include driving on roadway laned for traffic, driving at safe speed; and reckless driving.Nicole Marie Gruber, 24, of Slatington, was killed in the crash.Moser is scheduled to appear Oct. 24 for a pretrial conference in the district attorney’s office at the Lehigh County Courthouse in Allentown.He remains free in lieu of $200,000, unsecured bail.Read the full story in Wednesday’s edition of the Times News

Joshua Moser of Slatington is shown leaving the office of District Judge Rod Beck of Slatington Tuesday afternoon. Charges against Moser have been bound over to Lehigh County Court. TERRY AHNER/TIMES NEWS