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One dead after crash in Monroe County

The crash happened around 2 p.m. Saturday along Route 115 and Log Cabin Lane in Chestnuthill Township.

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — One man is dead after a crash in Monroe County.

The one-car crash happened around 2 p.m. Saturday along Route 115 and Log Cabin Lane in Chestnuthill Township near Brodheadsville.

State police say the deceased is a 45-year-old man but they have not yet identified him.

The man crossed into the wrong lane of travel and drove into a ditch, the state police said. He struck a stop sign and then a utility pole before his vehicle overturned.

A portion of Route 115 was closed as police investigate the deadly wreck. According to PPL Electric, 566 homes and businesses were without power after the crash. 

   

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