Monday, August 14, 2023

Man Dies from Injuries Sustained in Schuylkill County Crash

A man died at the hospital from injuries he suffered in a Schuylkill County crash on Sunday.

According to Lehigh County Coroner, Daniel A. Buglio, 81-year-old Brian Dahm, of Brockton passed away in the Emergency Department of Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest on Sunday afternoon, August 13, 2023, after he was involved in a crash earlier in the day.

The crash occurred around 9:20am, Sunday when the vehicle he was driving veered off Route 209 southbound and struck a guide rail and rolled over near the intersection with Tuscarora Mountain Drive in Schuylkill Township.

Buglio ruled Dahm's death accidental and his cause of death as multiple traumatic injuries due to the motor vehicle accident.

The crash is also being investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville.