Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano

(West Aliquippa, Pa.) Aliquippa police Chief John Lane reported an update Monday afternoon on the fatal motorcycle accident that claimed the life of Richard C. Nolte, 61 of Coraopolis, PA.. Nolte was found with his motorcycle resting on him at 7:39 PM Sunday night on the railroad tracks near the 600 block of McKee Ave. in West Aliquippa.  Chief Lane said the accident had occurred within 24 hours from the time Nolte’s body was discovered. Nolte had been staying with a friend in West Aliquippa. Beaver County Coroner David Gabauer’s office pronounced Nolte dead at the scene.

Police continue to investigate the cause of the accident.