CLAY TWP — State police say speed could have been a factor in a two-vehicle crash that killed a 25-year-old Butler area man Sunday night.

Daniel J. Abbott died in the wreck shortly before 8 p.m. on Hall Road about one-quarter mile east of Beaver Dam Road in Clay Township, authorities said. No other injuries were reported.

Authorities said Abbott was traveling west on Hall Road at a “high rate of speed” when his Jeep sideswiped a car in the opposing lane. He lost control of his vehicle and overturned multiple times.

The Jeep rolled between 150 and 200 yards from the initial impact with the car, according to emergency crews, before ending up against a tree.

Abbott, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown out of the vehicle during the crash, police said. He was found about 25 feet from his vehicle.

First-responders performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation before a Butler Ambulance Service crew took him to Butler Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead of injuries from the crash, authorities said.

The other driver, Trevor L. Donaldson, 18, and his passenger, a 16-year-old girl, both of Slippery Rock, were both wearing seat belts.

The wreck closed the road for two to three hours.

The West Sunbury and Unionville volunteer fire departments assisted police.

Both vehicles were towed from the scene.