MAHANOY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania — A Schuylkill County man died on Friday night when his pickup truck left Brandonville Road in Mahanoy Township and overturned several times, Pennsylvania State Police said. Donald Spevak, 72, of Sheppton, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Schuylkill County Coroner's Office, Coal Region Canary reported.

Source: Coal Region Canary (Pennsylvania State Police), Oct. 24, 2026

The crash happened at about 9:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Brandonville Road (Route 339), between Mahanoy City and Brandonville. State Police at Frackville said Spevak was driving a 2024 GMC Sierra northbound when he failed to negotiate a right-hand curve, crossed into the southbound lane and left the road onto the grass beside it, The Shenandoah Sentinel reported.

Source: The Shenandoah Sentinel (Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville), Oct. 24, 2026

The truck struck an embankment and overturned several times, hitting several street signs as it rolled, before it re-entered the roadway and came to rest on its left side in the northbound lane, facing south, police said, according to Coal Region Canary. A passenger, Alisa Ziolko, 61, of McAdoo, suffered a suspected minor injury and was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Schuylkill in Pottsville for evaluation, The Shenandoah Sentinel reported. Both Spevak and Ziolko were wearing seat belts, police said.

Source: Coal Region Canary and The Shenandoah Sentinel, Oct. 24, 2026

Mahanoy City firefighters and Shenandoah and Frackville EMS were among the first responders at the scene, and Northern Keystone Towing recovered the vehicle, The Shenandoah Sentinel reported. No charges have been filed at this time, 28/22 News (WBRE/WYOU) reported, citing the Pennsylvania State Police release.

Source: 28/22 News (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police, Oct. 24, 2026