(File Photo of a New Sewickley Township Police Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Sewickley Township, PA) A crash that occurred in New Sewickley Township on Wednesday that involved two vehicles, one being a motorcycle, killed the motorcyclist, forty-three-year-old Jared Schmidt of Seven Fields that afternoon. The 300 block of Crows Run Road in New Sewickley Township is where this crash occurred and the time of this crash was at about 3:59 p.m. on Wednesday. Schmidt was hit by another vehicle driven by sixty-four-year-old Carol Cary of Monaca. Cary did not get injured, but Schmidt got pronounced dead at the scene. According to police in a release, their preliminary investigation shows that Schmidt was driving eastbound while the other driver was driving westbound. The eastbound lane is where the motorcycle of Schmidt and the vehicle of Cary collided. This crash also caused an about five hour closure of Crows Run Road between State Route 65 and Freedom Crider Road in New Sewickley Township. It is not known at this time if charges will be filed against Cary. This crash also caused the Beaver County Coroner, David J. Gabauer, to make an appearance and the crash is continuing to be investigated by both the New Sewickley Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police Collision, Analysis and Reconstruction Unit.