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The driver of the Harley Davidson has been identified as 40-year-old David Christopher Lewis from Warner Robins, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

UPDATE: Authorities Identify Man Who Died in Tuesday’s Motorcycle Crash in Macon – 41NBC News

UPDATE (4:10 p.m.) – The driver of the Harley Davidson has been named as 40-year-old David Christopher Lewis from Warner Robins by the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

ORIGINAL STORY:

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT-DT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking into a deadly traffic accident that occurred this morning on Hawkinsville Road, just north of the Allen Road intersection.

The accident was reported to the Macon-Bibb E-911 Center at 7:33 a.m. Authorities state that a Chevrolet Avalanche was making a left turn onto Hawkinsville Road from a gas station when it struck a Harley Davidson motorcycle traveling northbound. The driver of the Avalanche, a 42-year-old male from Macon, was taken to a medical facility and is currently stable, according to medical staff. The motorcyclist, a 40-year-old man from Warner Robins, was pronounced dead on the scene by Deputy Coroner Richard Robinson. His name has not been released at this time.

All lanes on Hawkinsville Road were temporarily closed from Houston Road to Allen Road during the investigation but have since reopened. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation into the fatal incident. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500.

Coroner Identifies Bristol Motorcyclist Who Died in Crash

Authorities in Lehigh County have disclosed the identity of the motorcyclist who tragically lost his life in a collision on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

On Monday, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio confirmed that the deceased was John Joseph Sweeney, a 50-year-old resident of Bristol.

Authorities reported that Sweeney was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which took place around 9:09 a.m. on Sunday in Washington Township, Lehigh County.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police Troop T Pocono Station, a 24-year-old woman from Perth Amboy, New Jersey, was driving a 2019 Honda HRV southbound in the northbound lanes when her SUV collided with two motorcycles that were part of a group of six.

Sweeney was riding a 2016 Harley Davidson at the time of the crash, according to law enforcement.

Additionally, a 24-year-old man from Bristol sustained injuries in the accident and was treated at the scene by Northern Valley Emergency Medical Services before being transferred to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest.

The Honda HRV driver suffered minor injuries as a result of the crash.

Northbound traffic on the highway was rerouted at the Lehigh Valley exit, while access to the northbound lanes from State Route 22 was restricted. The southbound lanes remained operational on Sunday, according to state police.

The Pennsylvania State Police Troop T Pocono Station, in collaboration with the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office, is persistently investigating the deadly incident.

Investigators are urging anyone who witnessed the collision to come forward. Witnesses can reach out to the station at 570-443-9511 and reference incident number PA2025-379419.

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