State police said a passenger has died following a one-car crash in Bernville on Sunday.
Troopers at Reading gave this account:
Troopers responded just before 2 a.m. to a report of a crash with entrapment on Route 183, also known as Bernville Road, just north of North Fourth Street.
The car, driven by a 23-year-old male from Pottsville, was southbound on Route 183, crossed into the northbound lane, then struck a tree.
The passenger, Keenan Cryts, 23, suffered severe injuries and was transported to a nearby trauma center.
Cryts died in Reading Hospital at 11:19 p.m. Sunday.
The driver was wearing a seat belt, but Cryts was not.
Troopers said an investigation continues and they are being assisted by the Berks County district attorney’s office and the coroner’s office.