Lehigh County

Motorcyclist killed after striking deer in Lehigh County: police

The incident happened in the area of 4842 Moutain Road in Washington Township, Lehigh County, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, just before 6 a.m.

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A motorcyclist is dead after colliding with a deer in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, early Tuesday morning, police said.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, just before 6 a.m.., troopers responded to 4842 Mountain Road in Washington Township after receiving a report of a motorcycle crash.

Upon investigation, police said it was determined that a 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle, operated by a 64-year-old man from Germansville, Pennsylvania, collided with a deer. The man suffered fatal injuries from the crash.

Mountain Road was closed between Furnace Road in Washington Township and Jones Road in Heidelberg Township during the investigation but has since been reopened.

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