Breaking News-Friday, November 3rd

A Pottsville man is dead following a truck crash Friday morning in West Penn Township, Schuylkill County.

Frackville State Police report that 30-year-old Jason Ebert was killed on State Route 309 when his tractor-trailer struck a telephone pole and rolled on to its side. The rig skidded some 300 feet and caught fire.

Ebert was pronounced dead by Schuylkill County Deputy Coroner Larry Neff. The crash closed Route 309 for several hours.