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One woman dead after car barrel rolls off I-84

ROARING BROOK TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— One woman is dead after she lost control of her car driving along Interstate 84.

According to a Pennsylvania State Police press release, 42-year-old Melanie Colazzo of Greentown, Pennsylvania lost control of car SUV traveling westbound just before 6:30 p.m.

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Troopers say that Colazzo was navigating a left curve when she lost control of her SUV traveling off the roadway before striking a sign, spinning counter clockwise, and barrel rolling down an embankment before coming to a stop.

Troopers say Colazzo died at the scene.