Coroner releases name of man who died in Warrington Township crash

UPDATE: York County Coroner Pam Gay identified the man who died in an early Sunday morning crash in Warrington Township as 46-year-old John Waters II.

Waters lived in Wellsville, Gay said. His cause of death was determined to be multiple blunt force trauma and his manner of death was accidental.

Previous report:

A male driver died early Sunday morning in Warrington Township after he crossed the center line of a road and struck a large stone, according to York County Coroner Pam Gay.

The crash occurred about 2:26 a.m. in the 2200 block of Pinetown Road. The man's name, cause and manner of death are pending notification of his next-of-kin, Gay said.

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Gay said that firefighters from Wellsville Fire Company responded to the area after another driver spotted the crashed vehicle. The actual crash was not witnessed, she said.

First responders found the man dead inside the vehicle. Investigators determined he was traveling northeast on Pinetown Road after left Wellsville and was on his way to Lewisberry.

"The vehicle then crossed the center line, crossing the opposing lane of travel, and (struck) a large stone wall before coming to rest along the roadway," Gay said.

There will be no autopsy, she said.

Ted Czech is a multi-platform crime/emergency journalist with The York Daily Record.  He can be reached at tczech@ydr.com, at 717-771-2033 or on Twitter at @TedCzechYDR