November 7, 2024 at 09:30 ESTPA homepage
PENN FORREST TWP., CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Carbon County coroner has identified the driver who died when his vehicle caught fire after a crash.
Carbon County Coroner’s Office stated the crash happened in Penn Forest Township, on the Pennsylvania Turnpike mile marker 83.2 around 9:35 p.m. Wednesday.
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Investigators stated the driver, Paul Schweizer, 68, of Harveys Lake, collided with a tractor-trailer and his vehicle caught on fire.
Schweizer was pronounced dead on the scene and the cause of death was due to thermal burns and smoke inhalation.
