MEADVILLE – Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a traffic accident Saturday morning near Pymatuning State Park in western Crawford County that left a 47-year-old man dead.
The crash was reported shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday on East Lake Road in South Shenango Township, north of Jamestown.
According to state police in Meadville, a 2009 Honda Pilot was traveling south on East Lake Road at a high rate of speed when it went out of control on a curve and struck an embankment and trees before rolling about 200 feet. The driver was thrown from the car, officers said.
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Crawford County Coroner Eric Coston said the driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:15 a.m. Saturday. He identified the man Monday as Edward J. Lipps, who he said lived in Jamestown.
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This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Man killed in single-vehicle crash near Pymatuning State Park Saturday
