Motorcyclist swerves to miss squirrel, but it led to his death, Pennsylvania cops say
A 58-year-old man was driving a motorcycle when he swerved off the road and hit a utility pole, authorities in Pennsylvania said.
The motorcyclist reported he had “made an evasive maneuver to avoid striking a squirrel,” according to the Northern York County Regional Police Department news release on Facebook.
Officers responded to the crash in Dover Township at about 11:15 a.m. May 6. The man, identified as Jeff Letcavage, was rushed to a hospital with “extensive injuries.”
Letcavage died of his injuries at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 15, authorities said.
The Northern York County Regional Police Department is continuing to investigate the fatal crash.
If you have any additional information, authorities ask you to call 717-467-8355 or email tips@nycrpd.org.
Dover Township is about 110 miles west of Philadelphia.