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Driver in Deadly Interstate Wreck Charged

SCRANTON — A driver accused of causing a deadly crash on the interstate last year in Lackawanna County has turned himself in. Brandon Vansplinter, 22, of ...

SCRANTON -- A driver accused of causing a deadly crash on the interstate last year in Lackawanna County has turned himself in.

Brandon Vansplinter, 22, of Scott Township faces a long list of charges including homicide and driving under the influence.

He was charged Wednesday morning at the Lackawanna County Courthouse.

State police say Vansplinter's SUV crashed into the back of a big rig on Interstate 81 north near the Clarks Summit exit on November 27, 2015.

Investigators say Vansplinter was high on heroin and Xanax at the time of the crash.

His passenger, Carly Otto, 26, of Dalton, was killed.

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