LOWER MORELAND TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- A man from Ambler was killed in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike late Monday night.

State police identified the victim as 58-year-old Ronald Knopman. He was traveling east on the Pa. Turnpike between Bensalem and Willow Grove when his Ford Mustang collided with a deer crossing the major highway.

Knopman was pronounced dead at the scene.

AAA spokesperson Jana Tidwell said incidents like this are tragically frequent in Pennsylvania.

"The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety consistently ranks Pennsylvania as one of the top three states in the country for deer-related crashes and fatalities," Tidwell said.

Between 2014 and 2023, more than 1,900 people nationwide were killed in crashes involving animals. Pennsylvania recorded 122 of those fatalitie

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