Garbage Truck Driver Struck Dead By Passing Car After Plowing His Vehicle Into Berks Home

A garbage truck crashed into a home in Berks County in the early morning of Friday. Oct. 21, according to a report from WFMZ.

A garbage truck crashed into a Berks County home early Friday morning, according to a report.
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Mac Bullock

10/21/2022 11:39 a.m.

The accident occurred on Schulz Road in Hereford Township at around 5:30 a.m., the outlet reported.

The driver, 55-year-old Scott L. Fichter of Bethlehem, exited the truck after the crash, but the vehicle continued to roll forward and ran him over, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a statement Friday afternoon.

Fichter was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where authorities pronounced him dead, the coroner added. It's not clear if anyone inside the home was injured.

State police, who are investigating the crash, did not immediately respond to Daily Voice's request for comment.

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