Greene County man killed in Deemston crash identified
A Greene County man was killed Wednesday morning in a one-vehicle crash in Deemston Borough.
The crash happened between 3:30 and 4:43 a.m. in the 200 block of Horton Road, according to Washington County Coroner Tim Warco, who identified the victim as Donald Lee Howes Jr., 59, of Rices Landing. The crash happened just south of Ridgewood Drive.
Warco said Howes was the driver and sole occupant of a vehicle traveling south on Horton when he lost control of the vehicle, which rolled over on the southbound side of the road. Warco said Howes was not wearing a seat belt.
The cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy.
State police at the Washington barracks are investigating.
Assisting at the scene were East Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Department, Richeyville Volunteer Fire Department and Brownsville EMS.