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Elderly Man Killed in Schuylkill Co. Crash
Elderly Man Killed in Schuylkill Co. Crash - Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 04:10AM EST
Reported by: Eyewitness News
Wednesday April 14 2010
NORTH MANHEIM TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY -- An elderly Schuylkill Haven man is dead after a crash in Schuylkill County.
It happened on Route 61 in North Manhiem Township around 8:00 last night. A pickup truck driven by 81-year-old James Hochgertel collided with a tractor trailer. Hochgertel was not wearing a seatbelt and was killed.
After the crash the tractor trailer began leaking fuel into a nearby creek. A HazMat crew was called out to the scene and contained the spill.
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