Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Saint Clair Man Dies from Injuries Suffered in Interstate 81 Crash Last Week

State Police say a Saint Clair man has died from injuries he suffered in a crash on Interstate 81 last week.

State Police from the Frackville barracks say the crash on Thursday, April 1st, 2021 around 12:45pm in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 at mile marker 109.2.

Troopers say Nick Panko, 67, of Saint Clair in a GM Sierra crossed the median onto the northbound lanes, and off the east berm into a wooded area and struck several trees.

Panko was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Pottsville by Tremont Ambulance where he later died from his injuries.