Derry Township, PA : Fatality reported in crash on Route 982 in Derry Township on Wednesday, 29th August 2018

A 17-year-old Derry Township girl was killed in a one-vehicle crash early Wednesday after a deer apparently jumped in front of the car she was riding in, according to investigators.

Marissa Bolish, a senior at Derry Area High School, was a passenger in a Ford Mustang that slammed into a telephone pole on Route 982 near Mission Road at 4:21 a.m., said county deputy coroner Jonathon Jenkins. The driver, Brandon Ritenour, 18, of Greensburg, was taken to Excela Health Latrobe Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, said Trooper Steve Limani

Bolish was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy will be performed Wednesday.

Grief counselors will be available at Derry Area High School through Friday, said superintendent Eric Curry.

Route 982 will remain closed for several hours between Mission Road and Route 30 while police investigate.

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