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Motorcyclist killed in two-car accident

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September 11, 2007

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Houston, TX - A collision in North Strabane Township left a motorcyclist dead on Thursday night.

The victim was identified as Thomas Coffman, 53, of North Main Street. Coffman was headed north on Route 519 driving a 2003 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

The motorcycle collided with a 2003 Buick sedan that had pulled onto 519 from the northbound off-ramp of Route 19, according to police from North Strabane Township. The accident occurred at 7:35 p.m.

Coffman was rushed to Canonsburg General Hospital, where he was admitted to the emergency room, but doctors pronounced him dead at 8:10 p.m.

The accident is still under investigation by an accident reconstructioninst who was called in from the state police barracks in Uniontown. 519 was closed temporarily while the investigation was ongoing.

The identity of the other driver has not been released to the public.

The accident response team consisted of officers from the North Strabane Township Volunteer Fire Department and Canonsburg police.

According to police, it was the second fatal motorcycle accident on Route 519 this summer and the third on Washington County roads this month.

Coffman was the 22nd person to die on Washington County roads this year.

 
 
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