CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — Update, 1:15 p.m.: Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall determined that Bruce Allen Beinhaur died of traumatic head injuries in the crash and ruled his manner of death accidental.
Previously
Emergency officials responded to a fatal crash in Cumberland County.
According to Sergeant E. Jenkins with the Hampden Township Police Department, the crash happened along the 600 block of Good Hope Road at 1:30 p.m.
According to the Cumberland County Coroner's Office, Bruce Alan Beinhaur, 58, of Dauphin, was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigation determined that a tree either came down on Beinhaur's Chevrolet truck, or it came down as he was approaching it and he struck the tree. The coroner ruled his cause of death traumatic head injuries and the manner accidental.
Motorists were encouraged to avoid Good Hope Road between Creekview Road and Shasta Way due to the crash; however, the road has since been reopened.
Crews with PennDOT and Verizon worked to repair downed poles and clear debris from the roadway.
The Hampden Township Police Department is investigating the crash.
