The coroner has identified the man who was killed in a crash in North East Wednesday morning.

Tony Kutterna, 23, of North East, was heading home from work when he lost control of his vehicle and hit a tree head-on, according to Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook.

Kutterna suffered blunt force trauma and was killed instantly, Cook said. The death has been ruled accidental.

The accident happened as Kutterna was driving eastbound in the 10000 block of East Lake Road in North East around 7:45 a.m.

The North East Fire Department and Pennsylvania State Police responded to the scene.