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Fatal crash in Perry County leaves one dead

State Police say the car crossed over the right side of the road, hit an embankment, and went airborne before striking a tree.
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PERRY COUNTY, Pa. — Officials say one person is dead after a single vehicle crash in Perry County Monday night.

Around 4:40 p.m. on March 28 emergency crews responded to reports of a Nissa Rogue off the road in a ravine on US-11 southbound between Exit: US 22/US 322 East and Exit: PA 274 West. 

After investigating, officials say the driver, 26-year-old Harrisburg man Earvin Otero-Arrufat IV, lost control of his Nissan while taking a left curve in the road. 

State Police say the car crossed over the right side of the road, hit an embankment, and went airborne before striking a tree.

The county coroner was called and pronounced Otero-Arrufat dead at the scene of the crash, which was 20 feet below the road level in a wooded ravine.

According to PennDOT, the crash was cleared just after 11 p.m.

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