Published October 17. 2022 06:21AM
A Luzerne County driver was killed in a one-vehicle crash in Schuylkill County on Friday morning.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said John J. Vanderhoff Jr., 74, of Glen Lyon, was driving a 2005 Mack truck northbound on Route 895 in West Brunswick Township about 5:51 a.m., near the intersection with Millers Crossing Road, when the truck left the east side of the road. The truck struck a guide rail and continued north, eventually striking a tree.
Vanderhoff was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck was towed from the scene.