Overview

• Pennsylvania State Police say a 2022 Corvette traveling at a high rate of speed struck a Toyota pickup that was making a left turn on West Middlesex Road in Lackawannock Township.
• Mercer County’s coroner identified the deceased as James (also reported as Jacob) Leathe, 21, and Urie Byler, 19, who were pronounced dead at the scene.
• The coroner reported that the pickup’s occupants were transported to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Youngstown for treatment, with no details released on the severity of their injuries.
• WFMJ, citing a PSP release, reported that the pickup’s occupants later died, a point not confirmed in the coroner’s account, leaving the total fatalities in dispute.
• First responders closed West Middlesex Road between Bend Road and Flat Road, and state police and the coroner’s office said the investigation remains active.