A Perry County, Pennsylvania, man died after driving into a downed tree late Sunday night, according to a published report.

Shannon Lee Martin, 22, of Loysville, was driving at 11:43 p.m. in the 7000 block Wertzville Road in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, when he struck the tree and a branch broke through the windshield, pennlive.com said.

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Cumberland Coroner Charley Hall told the news website that the branch hit Martin in the chest, breaking his ribs and cutting his heart. He died at West Shore Hospital.

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