In 2021, and in line with trends seen across the nation, traffic fatalities increased again, jumping by about 9% to 1,230. Sherman died of multiple injuries and the death was ruled accidental. He allegedly was fleeing police on a stolen motorcycle when he collided with a vehicle. He lost control of the motorcycle and it hit a mailbox, then the motorcycle and the youth hit a utility pole, troopers said. Click here for the full obituary. A 21-year-old Marion Township man was killed Thursday night when his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Route 422 in Heidelberg Township, officials said. Organizers say the last industrial accident with that many fatalities or more in the Lehigh . BERKS COUNTY, PA. (THECOUNT) Jess Rohrbach, of Reading, Pennsylvania, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Sunday multi-motorcycle crash in Berks County. Troopers did not provide further information. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. This page contains information about incidents which affect travel on major highways in the area. Motorcycle rider killed in northern Berks County, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Berks District Judge Andrea Book hoping voters give her one more term, Primary election 2023: What you need to know about voting by mail in Berks, COVID dwindling but still not completely gone, experts say, third on Interstate 78 in Tilden Township on Monday, Renewed peace sculpture unveiled in Reading City Park, Berks food safety inspections found slimy, moldy apple slices for sale and evidence of rodents in cabinets at another place, Boyertown, Kutztown University grad Jerome Kapp invited to New York Jets rookie mini-camp [updated], Crime Alert: Three wanted in scam at Berks Walmart store, Berks All-Academic wrestling team for 2023, Berks County real estate transactions for April 30, Blue Mountain officials call for closing school, Diamond Credit Union breaks ground on new branch in Berks County, Primary election guide 2023 for Berks County PA, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. WFMZ - #UPDATE on a fatal motorcycle crash on Route 183 - Facebook 'You're safer as a trout in Pennsylvania than you are as a worker Man who lost wife and son in shooting speaks out Brand New App to watch all of WFMZ-TV News and Syndicated Programing 24/7 on your Streaming App enabled TV. More dry than wet overall, but still cool and unsettled. Pennsylvania Motorcycle Safety Program - PennDOT Driver & Vehicle Services . Brand New App to watch all of WFMZ-TV News and Syndicated Programing 24/7 on your Streaming App enabled TV. It happened just after 12:30 p.m. on Fritztown Road near East Galen Hall Road. 2nd person dies after crash involving motorcycle, truck in East Allen Jason Izon, 44, of Lehigh Township, died at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg early Friday morning. The two motorcycles traveled about 85 feet off the road.