The man killed in a crash Sunday night in West Penn Township has been identified as Hunter J. Iatalese, 21, of Germansville.

Funeral arrangements were announced by the Keller Funeral Home in Fogelsville.

According to his obituary, Iatalese was the son of the late Amanda Iatalese and grandson of Richard and Marie Leiby, with whom he lived.

He graduated from Northwestern Lehigh School District in 2021 and was a member of Heidelberg Union Church, the Heidelberg Game Assoc., and Andreas Sporting Club, according to his obituary.

The crash happened just after 8 p.m. when Iatalese lost control while heading west on Route 895 before the intersection with Troxell Valley Road.

The vehicle crossed over the eastbound berm and rolled over several times before coming to rest on its roof.

He was pronounced dead at the scene by a Schuylkill County deputy coroner. West Penn Fire Company and medical units responded. Township police are investigating.

Iatalese’s obituary says he started racing at his local racetracks when he was 12 years old in an enduro car and eventually went on to race a hobby stocks until he was 17. He then moved on to Grandview Speedway in 2020 and was more interested in dirt racing. Iatalese went on to build his own car in 2020-2021. He won his first race in 2023 at Grandview Speedway in his Sportsman Car.

At the age of 12 he started his first job with Allan Hoffner, a local farmer. At 15, he started working for S&L Landscaping owned by Mark Schwalm, which led to him getting his CDL and becoming a Tri-Axle Driver for S&L where he worked until present day.

He enjoyed hunting and going to different racetracks. He started doing drag bikes with his boss, Mark, and traveling around the East Coast.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday from the Keller Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 9 - 11 a.m., and interment will be in the Heidelberg Union Cemetery.