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Motorcyclist dies after losing control in Washington County

By Patrick Damp

/ CBS Pittsburgh

Motorcyclist dies in crash in Washington County

ROBINSON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) - A motorcyclist is dead after a crash in Robinson Township. 

The Washington County Corner said 51-year-old James Jancart was traveling along Beech Hollow Road at the Route 576 interchange when he lost control and went up an embankment. 

Jancart ultimately ended up striking a utility pole and was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The corner report indicated he was wearing a helmet. 

The road remains open this morning. 

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.

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