State police report vehicle fatality

State police at Huntingdon released the name of a motorist killed Thursday in Huntingdon County.

According to police, Parry Packer, 40, of Alexandria, was traveling north on SR 453 at about 7:30 p.m. through Morris Township when his vehicle failed to make a left turn onto Kettle Road. The vehicle left the roadway and struck an embankment.

Packer was declared dead at the scene, police said.

This story was originally published November 11, 2016 at 8:52 AM with the headline "State police report vehicle fatality."