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One man killed in motorcycle crash in Westmoreland County

By Patrick Damp

/ CBS Pittsburgh

Man killed in motorcycle crash in Westmoreland County

SALEM TOWNSHIP (KDKA) - One person is dead following a motorcycle accident in Salem Township. 

The Westmoreland County Coroner's Office said that William Rager, of Salem Township, was traveling south on State Route 119 when he lost control and struck a drainage culvert. 

He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The coroner's office said that he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. 

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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