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Man killed after motorcycle accident in Armstrong County

MANOR TWP., Pa. — An Armstrong County man is dead after his motorcycle crashed into a Jeep outside of a fast food restaurant on Saturday.

Brady Graff, 23, of Plumcreek Twp., was fatally injured while traveling on U.S. Route 422 in Manor Township around 8:20 p.m.

According to the Armstrong County coroner’s office, Graff was traveling eastbound on a 2010 Honda motorcycle when he was struck by a Jeep truck outside of a Dairy Queen parking lot.

The Jeep was hit by the motorcycle as it attempted turning into the lot in front of Graff, the coroner said.

Channel 11 was told Graff was not wearing a helmet at the time and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The official cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head and the manner of the death was accidental.

The coroner’s office was assisted by the Manor Twp. Volunteer Fire Department, Kittanning Twp. VFD, Kittanning #6 Ambulance, PSP, Manor Twp. Police and Ford City Police.

The Clark Chapel of the Bauer Funeral Home - Elderton will be handling the funeral arrangements.