A Pittsburgh man was killed late Tuesday when a motorcycle crashed in Beechview, according to Pittsburgh police.
The crash was reported at 11:55 p.m. in the 1400 block of West Liberty Avenue. When first responders arrived, the man was found lying in the road with a motorcycle nearby. Investigators said he was headed toward Route 51.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as Christopher Millington, 33, by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Police are investigating. It was unclear how the crash occurred.
In 2019, there were about 3,000 crashes involving a motorcycle statewide, according to PennDOT statistics.
An injury was reported in the majority of those crashes and there were 175 fatalities. The number of motorcycle crashes dropped from 2017 to 2018 and then increased by 10% from 2018 to 2019.
In 2019, about half of motorcycle drivers and riders who were involved in crashes wore a helmet, according to PennDOT statistics.
