DOUGLASSVILLE, PA. (THECOUNT) — Andre Ziegler, of Pottstown, PA, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Douglassville vehicle crash early Friday morning.

Ziegler, 38, died after in a single-vehicle crash in Amity Township, Berks County, early Friday morning.

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According to officials, Ziegler was operating a vehicle on Route 562 near Farmingdale Drive, in Douglassville, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 1:30 a.m. Friday morning. The vehicle then made contact with a substantial tree before coming to a rest.

Ziegler, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.

He was not wearing a seatbelt, reports WFMZ.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call police at 610-689-6002.

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Geo quick facts: Douglassville is a census-designated place in Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Douglassville is situated along U.S. Route 422 and Pennsylvania Route 724. Developments include the Amity Gardens subdivision, the West Ridge subdivision, the Briarwood subdivision, and the High Meadow subdivision – Wikipedia.