Friday, April 7, 2023

Schuylkill County Man Dies from Injuries Sustained in West Penn Township Crash

A Schuylkill County man died Thursday from injuries he sustained in a crash in West Penn Township.

The crash occurred Thursday, April 6th, 2023 around 1:45pm in the 300 Block of Lizard Creek Road in West Penn Township.  

William Reed, 46, of Andreas, was driving on Lizard Creek Road when he veered off the roadway into a ditch.

Reed was flown to Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest Hospital in Allentown where he was pronounced by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office around 5:15pm.

Reed's manner of death was ruled accidental with the cause being listed as multiple blunt force injuries from the crash.

West Penn Township Police are investigating the crash.