Crash claims driver
FAIRVIEW TWP — A Freeport man died Sunday of injuries he suffered two days earlier in a motorcycle wreck on Route 268, authorities said.
Richard J. Collier, 30, was pronounced dead at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh where he was taken following the Friday night crash.
Collier was traveling north on Route 268 when he lost control of his speeding 2012 Yamaha Star about 9:20 p.m. near Fairmont Road, state police said.
He was thrown off the cycle and ended on the northbound lane near the vehicle. Police said Collier was not wearing a helmet.
The Chicora Volunteer Fire Department and Petrolia Ambulance were called and tended to Collier, who was taken to Kepples Corner where a medical helicopter landed and flew him to AGH.
He was pronounced dead at 6:36 p.m. Sunday of severe head injuries, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner.
The crash briefly closed the road before one lane was reopened. Traffic in both directions was not restored until nearly midnight, emergency crews said.
Collier was a graduate of Karns City High School and worked at the Shields Paving Co. He and his wife on Sept. 6 celebrated their first wedding anniversary.
His obituary is on Page 9.
