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NEW BUFFALO -- An 82-year-old Perry County man died Monday afternoon after his sport utility vehicle left U.S. Route 322 in Watts Township and overturned multiple times, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Police identified the driver as Jack E. Curren of Strasburg.
The crash occurred at about 3:14 p.m. near mile marker 225.2 on westbound U.S. 322.
According to police, Curren was traveling west when his 2021 Ford Explorer left the left side of the roadway for unknown reasons. The vehicle went over an embankment, became airborne and struck the embankment several times before rolling downhill and coming to rest in the eastbound lanes of Route 322.
Police said Curren was wearing a seat belt but was pronounced dead at the scene by the Perry County coroner.
The vehicle sustained extensive damage.
Duncannon and Newport fire departments, local fire police, HIRT Towing and Recovery, PennDOT and state police assisted at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.