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Westmoreland man dies following motorcycle crash

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A Westmoreland County man died after being involved in a motorcycle accident Friday night in Saltlick Township.

State police Trooper Timothy Dugan said James P. Sterner, 32, of Ruffsdale was killed when the Kawasaki KZR 650 he was driving crashed into a tree on Indian Head Road, east of Rocky Ridge Road.

?Dugan said the crash occurred at 9:50?p.m.

According to Dugan, Sterner was traveling west on Indian Head Road when the motorcycle crossed the north berm and embankment and crashed.

Police said Sterner was transported by ambulance to Frick Hospital in Mount Pleasant, where he was later pronounced dead.

Fayette County Coroner Dr. Phillip Reilly and Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth Bacha are handling any investigations since the crash occurred in Fayette County but Sterner was pronounced dead in Westmoreland County.

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