A 42-year-old woman died early Monday morning after her sedan was broadsided while she attempted to cross Route 73 at Snyder Road in Oley Township, Berks County. The crash was reported before 6:30 a.m., and the Berks County Coroner's Office confirmed the fatality.
Coroner Confirms Death, Few Details Released
Berks County Coroner Matt Stitzel confirmed that the crash resulted in a death, though his office said no further information had been released as of Tuesday, according to WFMZ.com. The victim's age and the circumstances of the collision — that her sedan was broadsided while she was attempting to cross the highway at Snyder Road — were later detailed in a report from the Pottstown Mercury. West Philadelphia Avenue carries Route 73 through Oley Township.
A fatal crash previously closed Route 73 in Oley Township, based on video documented at the time on YouTube. Central Berks Regional Police Department lists Oley Township among the communities it covers.
A Road With A Painful Recent History
A Road With A Painful Recent History Coroner Stitzel's office confirmed the death in the Oley Township crash.
The numbers behind these crashes point to a persistent local problem. Berks County recorded 4,747 total motor vehicle crashes in 2024, resulting in 47 fatal crashes and 1,931 injury crashes, according to PennDOT crash records cited by Munley Law. County traffic fatalities are part of the broader safety picture, even as statewide numbers moved in the opposite direction — PennDOT announced in April that Pennsylvania's overall traffic fatalities and fatal crashes fell in 2025 to their lowest levels on record.
Rules For Passing Crash Scenes
Drivers should use caution when approaching active emergency response scenes or disabled vehicles on roads like Route 73. Neither the coroner's office nor Central Berks Regional Police had released the identity of Monday's victim, and no additional details about how the collision unfolded had been made public as of the latest update.
