Beaver County Coroner Called to the Scene of Second Motorcycle Accident In Hopewell in 24 Hours

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(Hopewell Twp., Beaver County, Pa.) For the second time in 24 hours The Hopewell Twp. Police and the Beaver County Coroner were called to the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash in Hopewell Township.
According to Beaver County 911, the crash happened at 9 p.m. Wednesday night at the intersection of Brodhead Road and Cherry Way, in front of Hopewell Shopping Center.
Reports on social media state that the motorcycle was the only vehicle involved in the crash.
Initial reports said the motorcycle struck a utility pole.
Earlier in the day crews responded to motorcycle accident on Kane Road that took the life of 24-year-old Josiah Hufnagel.

Update at 10:16 AM: Beaver County 9-1-1 received a call for a motorcycle accident on Brodhead Road in Hopewell Township in the area of Bruster’s Witnesses allege that the male cyclist was speeding when he struck a telephone pole, according to Police Chief Don Sedlacek.

There is no information from the Beaver County Coroner on the identification of the cyclist or his cause of death.

Chief Sedlacek said this morning that the PA State Police have been called in to do an accident reconstruction. investigation.