LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A 21-year-old Lititz man who died in a single-vehicle crash on April 17 had a blood alcohol level that was 8.5 times higher than the legal limit at the time of the incident, according to forensic evidence released Monday by Northern Lancaster County Regional Police.
Renny Joel Kline, of South Broad Street, died of injuries sustained in a rollover crash on Highlands Drive in Warwick Township at 1:04 a.m., police said
Investigators said Kline was driving on Highlands Drive when he lost control of the vehicle and it rolled several times before coming to a stop on its roof.
A passenger in the vehicle was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash, according to police.
An investigation concluded that there were several contributing factors to the crash, including excessive speed and Kline's blood alcohol level, which forensic testing determined was at .68 percent, well over the legal limit of .08 percent, police say.
The entire crash sequence was captured by cameras at multiple nearby locations, according to police. The sequence of events captured on the cameras supports the findings of crash investigators, police say.
