Coroner IDs victim of fatal crash on Route 322
2nd UPDATE |
Centre Co., PA (WJAC) — Centre County coroner Scott Sayers has identified the victim of Wednesday's fatal crash on Route 322 in the Boalsburg area.
Authorities say 67-year-old Toni Freeman, of Bellefonte, was killed when her SUV crossed into the opposite lane of travel and struck a tractor-trailer head-on.
Sayers says Freeman suffered blunt force trauma to the head and her death has been ruled accidental.
The crash closed a section of the Mounty Nittany Expressway for several hours.
State College police are still investigating the cause of the crash.
UPDATE |
Authorities with the State College Police Department say a woman was killed Tuesday afternoon in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Route 322 in Harris Township.
Investigators say the woman, who is believed to be in her late 60s, was driving an SUV when the two vehicles collided along the 5600 block of the Mount Nittany Expressway.
Authorities say first responders were initially dispatched to the scene around 12:30 p.m.
Officials say the crash investigation is still ongoing and the woman's identity is being withheld at this time.
The crash has closed a section of Route 322, between the exit for PA 45 east and the Oak Hall/Lemont exit, and will remain closed for an extended period of time.
ORIGINAL |
911 officials in Centre County say the coroner has been called to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Route 322 in the Boalsburg area.
According to PennDOT's 511PA alert page, a section of the highway is closed between the exit for PA 45 east and the Oak Hall/Lemont exit.
No further details have been provided at this time and 6 News has a crew heading to the scene.
Stay with us online and on-air for further updates.
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