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Joshua M. Ambrose, of the 2500 block of Smith Mill Road, Shrewsbury Township was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash at 1:07 a.m., Feb. 6 Coroner Pam Gay detailed in the updated release.
The York County Coroner was called to a "single fatality after a two-vehicle crash" at 3852 Steltz Road in Shrewsbury Township, New Freedom at 12:06 a.m., Gay explained in the initial release.
The distance between Ambrose's home and the scene of the crash was just over a mile, according to Google Maps.
Deputy Coroner Jacob Clevenger went to the scene of the crash to investigate and certify the death.
Regarding the crash, the coroner's office released the following statement:
"Reportedly, Ambrose, who was driving a Range Rover and was not wearing a seatbelt, was witnessed to be driving erratically prior to striking a second vehicle, a Subaru Legacy. The operator of the Legacy had pulled off the highway and was awaiting assistance (from police) on the side of the road when Ambrose impacted the Legacy and continued down over an embankment before coming to rest."
His cause of death was blunt force trauma and the manner was accidental, Gay explained.
No autopsy will be conducted, but a routine toxicology will be performed, according to Gay.
The man's next-of-kin has been notified of his passing, Gay said.
The other driver survived but it is unknown if they were injured.
The crash remains under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police in York.
This is one of three fatal two-vehicle crashes in South Central Pennsylvania in 24 hours. Click here to read about Jarod Henize, 25 of North Carolina, who died in a head-on crash with a tractor-trailer on US Route 30. Someone also died Tuesday evening in Fairview Township, click here to read about that deadly crash.
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