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Off-duty Pa. firefighter killed in car crash

Michael Golden Jr., 32, who was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, died of multiple blunt-force trauma

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Michael Golden Jr.

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MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Firefighter-paramedic Michael Golden Jr., 32, from York, Pa., died Wednesday evening in a vehicle crash.

Golden was driving a Volkswagen Jetta on a two-way street when reportedly he crossed the center line, striking a Jeep Wrangler in a head-on collision, the Evening Sun reported.

Golden, who was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, died of multiple blunt-force trauma at the scene, according to the coroner.

The other driver, whose identity was not disclosed, was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.

Responders were called in for a crash with ejection and fire, the York Dispatch reported.

Golden was a paramedic with Hanover Hospitals (Pa.) Medic 46 and a firefighter with Anne Arundel County (Md.) Fire Department.