Penn State student dies in crash

A Penn State student died in a single-vehicle crash, according to university spokeswoman Lisa Powers.

Nicolai N. Tereschak, 22, of Greene Township, died at about 9:50 p.m. Tuesday on Route 191 in Salem Township, according to The Times-Tribune. He was a liberal arts major at University Park.

“We are saddened to learn of the death of another student and offer our deepest condolences to family and friends,” Powers said.

The Times-Tribune reported the fatal crash based off a press release from state police at Honesdale.

Tereschak’s 2002 Pontiac Bonneville was southbound on Route 191 but drove off the road at a left curve, and struck a mailbox and a wooden billboard frame. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police, according to The Times-Tribune, said in the release that speed may have been a factor in the crash.

Tereschak is the second Penn State student this semester to die in a crash.

Byron Markle, 20, of York died last Friday in a crash on North Atherton Street.

This story was originally published September 15, 2016 at 11:28 PM with the headline "Penn State student dies in crash."