{"id":296589,"date":"2026-05-17T00:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T00:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/296589\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T00:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T00:19:16","slug":"texas-man-dies-after-tractor-trailer-rollover-on-interstate-78-in-berks-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/296589\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas man dies after tractor-trailer rollover on Interstate 78 in Berks County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SHARTLESVILLE, Pa. (WHTM) \u2014 A Texas man died after a crash on Interstate 78 in Berks County late Friday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Berks County Coroner\u2019s Office identified the victim as Donald Gene Hausenfluck, 61, of San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was the driver of a tractor trailer involved in a crash on Interstate 78 in Upper Bern Township, near Shartlesville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Hamburg, the crash happened just before midnight Friday night on Interstate 78 westbound near milepost 25.6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hausenfluck was driving a 2022 Volvo truck when troopers said he drifted onto the right shoulder, striking the trailer of a tractor trailer parked on the shoulder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His truck overturned, blocking the highway. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency was called as the truck was hauling batteries, according to State Police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hausenfluck was taken to Tower Health \u2013 Reading Hospital where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The driver of the parked truck \u2014 a 25-year-old Georgia man \u2014 was taken to the same hospital for treatment of minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A secondary crash happened between two passenger cars as a result. Further information on that crash was not provided by State Police.<\/p>\n<p>Get <a href=\"http:\/\/abc27.com\/apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:traffic alerts from the abc27 mobile app;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;traffic alerts from the abc27 mobile app&quot;}\" class=\"link \">traffic alerts from the abc27 mobile app<\/a> for the latest local delays and road closures<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The highway was closed for several hours between the Hamburg and Shartlesville exit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SHARTLESVILLE, Pa. 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