Van Buren, NY -- A Cato man died early today after he crashed his motorcycle in the town of Van Buren, state police said. Patrick H. White, 38, of 11421 Calkins Road, was riding his 1990 Harley-Davidson motorcycle about 12:40 a.m. west on Old Route 31 when he lost control near the intersection with Kingdom Road, troopers said. The motorcycle...
Van Buren, NY -- A Cato man died early today after he crashed his motorcycle in the town of Van Buren, state police said.
Patrick H. White, 38, of 11421 Calkins Road, was riding his 1990 Harley-Davidson motorcycle about 12:40 a.m. west on Old Route 31 when he lost control near the intersection with Kingdom Road, troopers said.
The motorcycle overturned, slid across Kingdom Road and then struck a ditch, sending White off the motorcycle, troopers said.
White was discovered by a passing motorist about 20 minutes after the crash, troopers said. White was taken by ambulance to Upstate University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:25 a.m., troopers said.
The investigation into the crash is continuing.