LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Lancaster County.
Ephrata Township police say they responded to a fatal crash around 3:51 p.m.
According to Sgt. Ken Lockhart with the Ephrata Township Police Department, one person was killed in the crash, which happened along U.S. Route 222 at mile marker 41.6, close to the northbound guardrail.
It's believed the 77-year-old driver had a fatal cardiac event, causing the crash, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber in Lancaster County.
The victim was identified as James L. Stokes from Conestoga.
Stokes was initially traveling southbound, but then clipped a sign and veered into the northbound lane before coming to a final rest along the median.
According to Ephrata police, Stokes died of natural causes after the fatal cardiac event while driving, not as a result of the crash.
No other cars were involved and there weren't additional reported injuries.
