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Fatal Crash in Tinicum Claims One Life

One person was killed in a Jeep collision with a tractor-trailer in Tinicum Township on Thursday afternoon.

According to the Delaware County Medical Examiner’s Office, Harold Ivery Jr., 52, of Aldan, died from blunt impact trauma, with the manner of death ruled accidental.

The crash occurred shortly before 3 p.m. on Hog Island Road, near a bend south of the United Parcel Service complex, as it approaches the Philadelphia International Airport runway lights. The tractor-trailer involved was not affiliated with UPS, said Tinicum Township Police Superintendent William Righter.

Ivery was pronounced dead at the scene and was not transported to a hospital. Authorities reported that there were no other injuries resulting from the crash.

The incident remains under investigation; however, Righter indicated that investigators do not suspect any criminal act.

No further details were provided.

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