BRANCH TOWNSHIP - A 25-year-old Pottsville woman was killed Sunday morning when her 1998 Ford Bronco exited Route 901 at a high rate of speed and crashed into a telephone pole at the intersection with Route 209 near Amigos Mexican Grill, according to police.
State police at Schuylkill Haven reported Kristin Prokop, who was not wearing a seat belt, died from injuries suffered in the 12:26 a.m. crash in this Schuylkill County township.
Police said a witness reported seeing Prokop traveling east on Route 901 at a high rate of speed after leaving Amigos Mexican Grill. The vehicle overturned after it crashed and came to rest on its side in the corner of Kane Steel Co.