Fatal Motorcycle Accident

RENOVO — A local resident is dead after a crash Sunday in Renovo.

Authorities said Gary Stewart, 55, of Renovo died at Geisinger Medical Center as a result of injuries sustained from the crash.

State Police said It happened around 4:30 p.m. on Ontario Avenue when the motorcyclist lost control after braking and hitting a pothole in the roadway. The motorcycle struck the side of the parked pickup truck causing the driver to fall off the motorcycle. The motorcycle then struck the rear end of a parked SUV and rolled onto its side.

The driver was taken by ambulance to Bucktail Medical Center in South Renovo and then flown by Life Flight to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Trooper Eiler said the driver was not wearing a helmet.

FAST Ambulance and Renovo Fire Company assisted at the scene.