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<p>KINGSTON &#8212; A Shavertown man was killed in a vehicle crash that damaged a greenhouse and the drive-thru at PNC Bank on Thursday night.</p><p>Luzerne County Chief Deputy Coroner Dan Hughes identified the victim as 67-year-old Gary Walters, who was pronounced dead at the scene.</p><p>Hughes said the cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries. No autopsy was performed.</p><p>Walters was the lone occupant of the vehicle.</p><p>Police have not released any details about the crash, and Chief Michael Krzywicki could not be reached for comment Friday.</p><p>According to Times Leader media partner FOX 56, the crash happened at about 9 p.m. on West Union Street. A witness said she was getting cash at the drive-thru ATM when she heard the sound of twisting metal.</p><p>She accelerated her vehicle, avoiding a white sedan that rolled into support columns at the drive-thru.</p><p>A trail of broken glass and debris littered the ground for about 40 yards from the Floristry by Carmen Bolin greenhouse on West Union Street to the drive-thru at the rear of the PNC Bank on Wyoming Avenue.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">One person was killed in a crash on West Union Street, Kingston, when a vehicle slammed into a greenhouse and the drive-thru at PNC Bank on Thursday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/web1_Kingstonfatal1-08242018-4.jpg</photo1><caption1>One person was killed in a crash on West Union Street, Kingston, when a vehicle slammed into a greenhouse and the drive-thru at PNC Bank on Thursday night. </caption1><photoCredit1>Ed Lewis | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div></div>
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