State police at the Bethlehem barracks provided details of a fatal crash involving a 78-year-old man on Christmas Day.

The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said Gregg A. Henritzy of Walnutport was pronounced dead in the emergency department of Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest Campus.

Police said the man was driving an SUV on Route 873 in the area of Venture Court, Washington Township, when the crash occurred at 1:14 p.m. They said he was northbound when he failed to safely negotiate a right curve and the vehicle traveled off the roadway into a grassy area. It continued northbound over Venture Court and struck a stop sign and a tree.

Police said the man was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and had to be extricated from the vehicle.

They said he was assessed by personnel from the Northern Valley EMS and was transported to the hospital.

Police said they were notified by hospital personnel at approximately 4:37 that afternoon that the man had passed away from injuries he sustained in the crash.