Marple, PA : Man killed in crash on I-476 on the Blue Route Monday, August 22, 2016
Marple Township, Pennsylvania
A man was fatally injured in a crash during the morning commute on the Blue Route Monday, state police said.
Two lanes of southbound Interstate 476 were closed around 8:26 a.m. after a man, identified by the Pennsylvania State Police as William R. Zink, 40, of Havertown, collided with another vehicle before spinning wildly into the concrete barrier on the right shoulder.
Zink was pronounced dead at the scene by the Delaware County Medical Examiner.
According to a report submitted by the PSP, Zink was driving southbound on I-476 in a 2016 Volkswagon Jetta at a rate of speed “too fast for conditions.” Upon reaching a vehicle stopped in the center lane of travel, Zink rear-ended the medium duty truck, a 2010 Isuzu NPR, which had two occupants who were not injured.
Zink’s car spun counter-clockwise from the point of impact until coming to a rest on the right shoulder of I-476. CPR on Zink at the scene was attempted but unsuccessful. Upon arrival of EMS personnel, Zink was declared dead at the scene.
The middle lane and right lane of travel of I-476 southbound near mile marker 6.1 were closed for two hours for the crash investigation Monday morning.
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Man killed in crash on I-476