Crime & Safety
Man ID'd In Fatal Middletown Twp. Motorcycle Crash
The Levittown man died Sunday morning in the crash that is under investigation by Middletown Twp. Police.
MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, PA —The man killed in a motorcycle crash over the weekend has been identified by the Bucks County Coroner's Office.
Ryan T. Schlacter, 27, of Levittown, was identified by the Bucks County Coroner's Office on Monday as the victim of the one-vehicle crash that took place around 4:45 a.m. on Sunday in the area of Forsythia Drive South and Flamingo Road.
Schlacter was operating his Harley Davidson motorcycle crashed near the intersection in the township’s Levittown section.
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The cause of the crash remains under investigation by authorities.
Upon investigation, it was determined that the vehicle involved in the crash had been traveling southbound on Forsythia Drive South, from Firebush Road, Detective Lt. Steve Forman said.
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The driver lost control of the motorcycle, which then went down on the roadway and slid into the front yard at 130 Forsythia Drive South. The driver did not survive the crash, police said.
Anyone witnessing or having information involving the crash should contact Sgt. Mark McLeod at 215-750-3845.
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