A garbage truck accident claimed the life of a 21-year-old Berwick man early Monday morning in Hemlock Township, Columbia County. Jacob J. Hoagland was riding as a passenger in the truck that went off the road and into a ditch on Frosty Valley Road around 6 a.m. He was partially thrown out of the vehicle and died at the scene, according to Coroner Jeremy Reese. An autopsy is planned for tomorrow, while Hemlock Township police are investigating the cause of the crash.