LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Update July 18, 9:35 a.m.: The Lancaster County Coroner's Office has identified the victim as Jesse Drobnak, 33, of Lancaster. Drobnak died of multiple traumatic injuries, the coroner's office said. A ruling on the manner of death is pending.
Update, July 18, 7: 45 a.m.: One man is dead after his SUV collided with a tree trimming truck, West Lampeter Township police announced this morning.
Officers say an SUV pulling a small trailer was traveling south on Beaver Valley Pike when it drifted across the center line and into the path of a tree trimming truck pulling a wood chipper. The impact killed a 33-year-old man from Holtwood who was in the SUV. The driver of the tree trimming truck was not injured, police said.
The West Lampeter Township Police Department says there was extensive damage to both vehicles, and the truck had to be up righted and removed from a nearby corn field.
The section of Beaver Valley Pike between Penn Grant Road and Fieldcrest Drive was closed for five hours for the investigation and clean-up. Fire Police from multiple Lancaster County fire companies assisted with traffic control.
West Lampeter Township police are asking anyone who might have witnessed the crash to contact them at 717-464-2421. The crash is still under investigation.
West Lampeter Township police were assisted by members of the Lancaster County Major Crash investigation team, Lancaster County Coroner’s Office, Lampeter and Willow Street Fire companies and the Lancaster County HAZ-MAT Team.
Previously: Crews with the West Lampeter Township Police Department are responding to a reportedly fatal crash in Lancaster County.
According to Lancaster County Dispatch, the crash occurred along the 1000 block of Beaver Valley Pike around 3:42 p.m.
The crash reportedly involves two vehicles and emergency crews are responding to the scene.
According to dispatch, crews on the scene are reporting the incident as a fatal crash, but the coroner has not been officially dispatched at this time.
This is a developing story. FOX43 will provide more information as it becomes available.
