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HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A motorcyclist died after hitting a deer in Hempfield Township on Friday night.
According to Westmoreland County Coroner Tim Carson, motorcyclist Jayson Halterman, 50, of Mount Pleasant Township, was driving on Stone Church Road around 10:30 p.m. when he struck a deer and the bike left the road. Following the impact with the deer, Halterman became separated from the bike and hit a utility pole.
Halterman was pronounced dead around an hour after the crash.
Carson says Halterman was not using a helmet at the time of the crash.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.
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