Video may be to blame for fatal Berks County crash, police say

Wednesday, October 2, 2019
ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Police say a driver killed in Berks County on Wednesday morning may have been watching a video on his phone before the crash.

The crash happened on Route 61 in Ontelaunee Township at about 4 a.m.
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Investigators say 45-year-old Julio Acosta II, of Lancaster, slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer. He died at the scene.

Police believe Acosta may have been distracted by a video that was found playing on his phone after the crash.
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The crash remains under investigation.
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