WEST CHILLISQUAQUE TOWNSHIP - A Sunbury man was killed New Year's Eve when the vehicle he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree, according to state police at Milton.
Trooper Jason R. Caccia reported that Daniel R. Yagowski, 48, was traveling north in a 1999 Ford Explorer on Route 147, approximately a half mile south of Route 45, when he failed to negotiate a right curve at 11:14 a.m. Saturday.
The SUV crossed the southbound lane onto a grass embankment and struck a small tree. The vehicle spun and the driver's side door struck a larger tree, coming to a stop facing west, police said.,
Yaglowski was pronounced dead at the scene by Northumberland county Deputy Coroner James R. Gotlob at 12:10 p.m.
According to Gotlob, the manner of death was accidental multiple blunt force trauma, and no autopsy or toxicology test will be performed.
Yagowski was wearing a seat belt, and the airbag deployed, police said.
State police were assisted at the scene by William Cameron Fire Department, Lewisburg.