UAT20200900698
UAT20200900700
Involved:
Brandon Altland, 34
Dillsburg, PA 17019
Freddy Vargas-Rosario, 63
Patterson, NJ 07503
On Wednesday, September 23 at approximately 4:50 PM, the Upper Allen Police responded to US Route 15 northbound in the area of mile marker 35.9 for a crash in which a vehicle struck and killed a large animal, which blocked the left lane. The resulting emergency braking by vehicles approaching the first crash resulted in Altland being unable to stop his dump truck, which struck the rear end of Vargas-Rosario’s Jeep Liberty. Vargas-Rosario reported injuries and was transported to a local hospital by ambulance.
The Upper Allen Police were assisted at the scene by the Upper Allen Fire Department, Upper Allen Fire Police, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and Geisinger Holy Spirit EMS.
