November 30, 2015
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Scott Jones was a firefighter and EMT with the Newtown Square Fire Company for the last five years.
A Delaware County firefighter was killed in a crash over the weekend, the Newtown Square Fire Company said.
Scott Jones, of Aston Township, was killed in a vehicle collision around 3:20 a.m. Saturday, NBC10 reports.
He was reportedly driving a 2012 silver Honda CR-V south on North Middletown Road in Edgmont, Pa., when it collided with a 2012 white Chevrolet Malibu traveling northbound on North Middletown.
The crash caused both vehicles to go off the roadway and down an embankment. Jones was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Malibu, identified as 41-year-old Dante Monastra of West Chester, was taken to the Crozer-Chester Medical Center where he is being treated for life-threatening injuries.
"On behalf of the Officers and Members of the Newtown Square Fire Company, it is with deep regret that we announce the passing of FF/EMT Scott Jones," the fire company said in a statement on Facebook.
"We send our condolences to the Jones family, the Aston Township Fire Department and Media Fire Hook and Ladder Company. Please keep Scott and his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers over these next few days."
Jones was a firefighter and EMT with the Newtown Square Fire Company for the last five years, the fire company said. He was also a volunteer with the Aston Township Fire Department and a career firefighter and EMT with the Media Fire Hook and Ladder Company.
