State police release details on fatal motorcycle crash in Sewickley Township
Pennsylvania State Police have released information about a fatal motorcycle crash last month in Sewickley Township.
Matthew W. Cathers, 52, of Smithton was riding a Harley-Davidson Sportster on Lowber Road around 5:30 p.m. Sept. 18 when it left the road and hit a guide rail, police said. The motorcycle continued on Lowber and hit a second guide rail near the Irwin Herminie Road intersection.
Cathers had serious injuries and was taken by medical helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian. He died Saturday as a result of injuries from the crash, according to his obituary. His death was caused by complications of blunt force trauma to the neck, trunk and lower leg, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner ruled.
Troopers issued a news release about the crash Tuesday.
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