The same Damion Sims who once tore up the turf for Williamsport Area High School died Friday when his SUV left Cemetery Road and rolled in Loyalsock Township. He was 46 and still living in the town where he made his name as a running back.
Investigators say he was driving the southbound lane near 527 Cemetery Road shortly before 5 p.m. Something made the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer cross into oncoming territory. It went up the embankment, hit trees, and tumbled over and over until it came to rest on its passenger side.
Sims wore his seat belt. Troopers confirmed the road was dry and the sky clear. No other cars got involved. He was declared dead at the scene by the Lycoming County coroner.
Old game programs still list the yards he ran and the touchdowns he scored. Teammates talk about the way he could cut and accelerate in a blink. That version of Damion feels far away now from the quiet stretch of road where the wreckage sat.
A GoFundMe page went up quickly so the people who leaned on him can catch their breath. Family members say the sudden loss hit hard. He left behind folks who needed him around.
Police closed the road for almost three hours. The investigation is open but no charges are planned. The cause of the loss of control remains unclear.
In a place the size of Williamsport, news like this travels fast. People who watched him play as kids are the same ones shaking their heads today, wondering how a routine drive ends this way.




