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Man dies from injuries after crash in Monroe County

Rowland Matthews of Dreher Township died from his injuries after his motorcycle crashed into a utility pole earlier this month.
Credit: WNEP

CRESCO, Pa. — A man was pronounced dead from their injuries early morning Friday in Monroe County

Rowland Matthews, 43, of Dreher Township, died on Friday at 4:46 a.m. in the Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg from blunt force injuries to the torso. 

According to the coroner, Matthews was hurt in an accident on October 8, when he was riding a motorcycle and struck a utility pole on Route 191, about one mile south of Pocono Plateau Road.

The crash remains under investigation by the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department.

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