Police ID victim of fatal Bucks crash

Police have named the Bucks County man who died in an overnight crash that also sent a passenger to Abington Memorial Hospital.

Jacob Guzewicz, 19, of New Galena Road in Line Lexington, was driving south on the Route 309 Bypass in West Rockhill about 12:30 a.m., when he lost control of his 2004 Subaru Impreza, according to Pennridge Regional Police.

The car hit the center concrete median, crossed the right southbound shoulder and went up an embankment, before stopping amid a group of trees.

Guzewicz was pronounced dead at the scene. Line Lexington is east of nearby Hatfield.

Injured was front-seat passenger Matthew Ziegler, 22, of Cowpath Road in Souderton, Montgomery County. He was taken by a JeffStat helicopter to the hospital.

He was in serious condition as of mid-afternoon, according to the hospital.

Southbound Route 309 remained closed for several hours.

The Sellersville-based police department, which services East and West Rockhill, is investigating the cause of the accident.