Police: Butler County man dies at scene of Fayette County motorcycle crash
A Butler County man died in a motorcycle crash in Fayette County, according to state police.
The crash happened Saturday in the area of 1510 Sugarloaf Road in Henry Clay Township, state police said in a news release issued Tuesday.
According to state police, David Earl Bender, 79, of Valencia was heading east on Sugarloaf Road when he lost control of his motorcycle, which hit a tree.
The Fayette County Coroner pronounced Bender dead at the scene.
Brian C. Rittmeyer is a TribLive reporter covering news in New Kensington, Arnold and Plum. A Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, Brian has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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