28-year-old man died in Monday’s crash on U.S. Route 322, Centre County Coroner says
The driver who was killed when his vehicle collided head-on with a tractor-trailer on U.S. Route 322 in Harris Township on Monday has been identified by the Centre County coroner.
Jonathan Kaczmar, 28, of Harrisburg was pronounced dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner Domer Smeltzer, according to a press release from Coroner Scott Sayers.
The autopsy shows Kaczmar died as a result of blunt force trauma and the manner of death was accidental, Sayers wrote.
The crash happened just before 11 a.m. Monday near the end of the four-lane section of Route 322 in Harris Township. Kaczmar was driving a passenger car eastbound on the roadway and crossed into the opposing lane of travel, according to a press release from State College police. The vehicle collided head-on with a tractor-trailer that had been traveling westbound, the preliminary investigation found.
A portion of Route 322 was closed for more than three hours for the investigation and removal of the vehicles.
Boalsburg and Alpha fire companies also responded to the crash, along with Centre Lifelink EMS, Patton Township Police Department, Centre County Office of Emergency Services, Centre Region Emergency Management, the Centre County Coroner’s Office and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
