A Clarksburg man died last night in a vehicle crash in Derry Township.
Westmoreland County Coroner Timothy Carson and state police said that 28-year-old Richard John Muth Jr. was driving a Dodge Charger east in the 200 block of Torrance Road when he failed to negotiate a curve in the road cleanly. State Police said that when the car went off the road, it hit a tree on the northern berm with the rear-driver’s side and rolled. Muth was wearing a seatbelt at the time, but the impact sheared the belt and he was thrown from the car. He was found dead in a nearby field.
The death was ruled accidental due to blunt force trauma connected with the accident. Speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash.
