PA Teen Jaden Lee Truskey ID’d As Victim In Sunday Fatal Ephrata Single-Vehicle Crash

EPHRATA, PA. (THECOUNT) — Jaden Lee Truskey, of Ephrata, PA, has been identified as the teen victim in early evening fatal single-vehicle crash in Ephrata over the weekend.

Truskey, 18, was was operating a vehicle in the the 900 block of North State Street, in Ephrata, around 5 p.m., when he lost control and exited the roadway. The vehicle then entered the Coover Run creek bed and rolled over, possibly due to icy conditions.

Police responded to the accident, where it appeared that Truskey lost control of his car after driving over an ice patch, Local21News reported Monday.

Truskey was pronounced dead of blunt for trauma injuries consistent with the violent crash.

Anyone with possible information on the crash may contact police at 911.

Ephrata is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, 38 miles south east of Harrisburg and about 57 miles west by north of Philadelphia. It is named after Ephrath, a biblical town in what is now Israel. Ephrata sister city is Eberbach, Germany, the city where its founders originated, source Wikipedia.