One dead, one injured in Towamencin crash

Crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Troxel Road at Carriage Way

Driver in Crash Identified, Remains in Critical Condition

Benjamin Marchese, 47, of Ivywood Way, Towamencin, was flown to Abington Hospital for treatment.

Police have identified the driver of a pickup truck that crashed on Troxel Road Tuesday night in Towamencin as Benjamin J. Marchese, 47, of the 1500 block of Ivywood Way, Towamencin. As of 1:40 p.m., he is in critical condition at Abington Hospital. A preliminary investigation revealed that Marchese was traveling southbound on Troxel Road, toward Sumneytown Pike, when he somehow lost control, struck several mailboxes along the roadway, and struck a guiderail in front of Seventh Day Adventist Church, police said. The impact with the guiderail caused the pickup to overturn onto its roof, then its driver's side, traveling about 75 feet before coming to a rest back on its wheels near Carriage Way and a bridge transversing a creek next to the …

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Driver Resuscitated at Scene, Extricated from Vehicle After Major Accident

The driver of a pickup truck crashed along Troxel Road Tuesday night. He was found unconscious and without a pulse.

A man who crashed his pickup truck on Troxel Road was found unconscious and without a pulse, and was resuscitated on scene, extricated from the vehicle, and transported to Abington Health Lansdale Hospital Tuesday night. Fire crews searched in the brush and around the creek that runs between the church and Carriage Way on both sides of Troxel Road for a possible ejected passenger -- as the driver did not wear a seatbelt -- but a search did not turn up an individual. Towamencin Township Police Officer Ken Meyer said it was a one-vehicle accident and the driver was extricated from the vehicle, which came to a rest on the bridge over the creek between Seventh Day Adventist Church and Carriage Way. The accident was reported at around 9:35 p.m…

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