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Dru N. Feeley, of Hagerstown, died at the scene of the crash, which occurred around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, near mile marker 6.9, troopers said.
He was driving a 2005 Dodge Neon at a high speed in the left lane of I-81 North when he struck the rear of a 2021 Peterbilt 579 tractor-trailer, investigators said.
The tractor-trailer, driven by 34-year-old Michael May of Kemp, Texas, had merged from the right lane to the left lane to avoid a vehicle stopped on the shoulder, police explained.
The force of the collision ejected Feeley from his car and onto the roadway. He was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the crash report.
The Dodge Neon sustained disabling damage and came to rest against the trailer of the Peterbilt on the northbound shoulder of I-81.
May was uninjured in the crash.
Pennsylvania State Police are asking anyone with dash camera footage of the incident to contact PSP Chambersburg at (717) 264-5161, referencing CAD #: PA24-1611587.
Feeley, a Class of 2021 graduate of South Hagerstown High School, excelled in varsity baseball, basketball, and football, according to his social media. He was also a Boy Scout.
Additional details about Dru were not immediately available. His family is invited to share more details with Daily Voice by emailing jpikora@dailyvoice.com.
This is the second fatal high-speed crash involving a young man on I-81 in Pennsylvania in less than 24 hours. Click here to read about Muhammad Shezal Ali, 19, of Harrisburg who died in a crash near Enola.
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