Roaring Brook Township, PA – One Dead After Two-Vehicle Crash on Route 307

Roaring Brook Township, PA (Aug. 17, 2026) – At least one person is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Lackawanna County on Monday night, according to the Lackawanna County Coroner’s Office.

The crash happened at the intersection of Route 307 and Long Swamp Road in Roaring Brook Township, near Scranton, around 8 p.m. on Aug. 17.

The coroner’s office confirmed the fatality but has not released the cause of the crash, the number of vehicles beyond the two involved, or the identity of the person killed.

This is a developing story. Details may change as the investigation continues.

A death on a road most people drive without thinking twice leaves a family with a hole no explanation can fill yet, and the questions they’re owed deserve real answers, not silence.

What to Do After a Fatal Car Accident in Pennsylvania

When a fatal crash has no confirmed cause yet, families are often told to wait for the police report before doing anything else. Waiting costs evidence. Skid marks fade, vehicles get repaired or scrapped, and witnesses forget details within days.

A family member or the estate’s personal representative can request the crash report and start an independent investigation right away, without waiting on any criminal proceeding.

Preserve both vehicles and photograph the intersection, the traffic signals, and any sightline obstructions before repairs or cleanup happen.

Don’t accept an insurance settlement before the cause of the crash is known. An early offer often reflects what the insurer hopes you’ll take before fault is clear.

If the investigation eventually points to shared fault between drivers, Pennsylvania’s modified comparative negligence rule still allows recovery as long as the deceased was less than 51% at fault.

Under Pennsylvania law, wrongful death claims must generally be filed within two years of the date of death, which puts the deadline at August 17, 2028 (42 Pa.C.S. § 5524).

Contact Our Scranton Car Accident Attorneys

Losing someone in a crash that still has no explanation is its own kind of grief, the kind that waits on answers nobody has given yet.

Scartelli Olszewski has spent more than two decades handling serious Lackawanna County crash cases as Scranton personal injury attorneys who build the investigation themselves rather than wait on someone else’s report, with results that include a $2.2 million tractor-trailer settlement and a $1.8 million work truck injury settlement.

The Route 307 intersection, both vehicles, and any nearby dashcam or security footage won’t wait for the coroner’s report to be finalized, and each day that passes makes that evidence harder to recover.

There’s no cost to have an attorney start looking into what happened, and nothing is owed unless money is recovered for the family.

Talk With Us When You’re Ready at (570) 346-2600.

When your family is ready, you can request a free case review or call us directly on your own schedule.