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Man killed in Westmoreland County after motorcycle veers off road and hits fence

Man killed in Westmoreland County after motorcycle veers off road and hits fence Man killed in Westmoreland County after motorcycle veers off road and hits fence (A. Carsten Rehderpicture alliance via Getty Images)

HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Westmoreland County Coroner, Kenneth A. Bacha, has released the following information on a motorcycle fatality that occurred in Hempfield Township.

Tanner B. Van Woundenberg was driving a 2008 Yamaha motorcycle while traveling north on Mount Pleasant Road.

According to a release, Woundenberg missed a curve in the road, hit a fence, and landed in a driveway.

Deputy Coroner John A. Ackerman pronounced Woundenberg dead at the scene.

Woudenberg was not wearing a helmet at the time of the incident.

Toxicology results will not be available for several weeks.

Pennsylvania State Police Greensburg Barracks also investigated.

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