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LARKSVILLE — A former King’s College football player from New Jersey was the victim of a fatal crash late Monday night.
Luzerne County Chief Deputy Coroner Joe Jacobs identified Austin Dobleman, 25, as the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a utility pole and a stone wall on Route 11 after crossing the Carey Avenue Bridge.
Authorities said the crash happened at about 11:45 p.m.
Dobleman was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the lone occupant of the vehicle.
No autopsy was performed, Jacobs said.
Jacobs said Dobleman lived in Wilkes-Barre.
Dobleman was a graduate of Gloucester City Jr. Sr. High School in Gloucester City, N.J., and attended King’s College where he starred on the football team as a tight end from 2013 to 2016.