A 21-year-old woman was ejected and killed after a vehicle struck a utility pole during a high-speed crash, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

Dorothy Joy Stoltzfus, 21, of Lancaster, was the passenger in a Chevrolet Cruze driven by a 17-year-old boy from Gap when the vehicle crashed on Mine Road west of Buck Hill Road at 7:31 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 8, troopers said.

The teen driver had been speeding, attempted to pass another car, and failed to negotiate a curve before losing control and striking a PP&L utility pole, police said.

Stoltzfus, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene by Christiana EMS. The driver suffered suspected minor injuries and was transported to Lancaster General Hospital.

The Lancaster County Coroner’s O

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