State Trooper killed in motorcycle crash in Westmoreland County

EAST HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Pennsylvania State Trooper was killed in an overnight motorcycle crash in Westmoreland County.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, the crash happened on state Route 31 at residence 1291 in East Huntingdon Township at around 12:51 a.m. Sunday.

Police said the driver, identified as 28-year-old Timothy Lee Glover Jr. from Roscoe, was driving along state Route 31 when he lost control after navigating a left curve. Sources confirmed to Channel 11 that Glover was a State Trooper in Uniontown.

According to police, the motorcycle went onto the right shoulder traveling west before driving through three yards and rotating in a counterclockwise direction.

As the motorcycle rotated, it hit a utility pole, speed limit sign and mailboxes, police said.

The motorcycle tumbled and stopped in the driveway at residence 1291, according to police.

Glover Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene.

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