Legal News for Pennsylvania Motorcycle Accident Lawyers— Motorcyclist crashed into semi-truck in westbound lanes on Interstate 70 in Mt. Pleasant killed one.
Mt. Pleasant, PA (NewYorkInjuryNews.com) — A motorcyclist from Mt. Pleasant was fatally injured when he lost control of his bike on Interstate 70 and plowed into a semi truck on Friday morning, announced the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
The Westmoreland County Medical Examiner’s office identified the motorcyclist as 28-year-old Brian Lee Yezek, resident of Carpendertown Mine Road. Officials reported that the young motorcyclist was declared dead at the scene of the crash in the westbound lanes of the freeway near the Yukon exit in South Huntingdon.
Officials stated that Yezek was coming down off the Yukon ramp to merge onto the highway into traffic when he struggled to make a turn around the bend. The motorcyclist lost control of his bike, entered into the grassy middle of the lane on the north shoulder of the highway then crashed into the side of a semi-truck that was driving in the left lane.
Sources reported that Yezek was not wearing proper safety attire for riding his motorcycle. The cause of death was the intense impact of the crash. Officials did not mention any pertaining information about the semi-truck and the driver. Belle Vernon Police are managing the investigation.
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