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Man killed in Westmoreland County after motorcycle veers off road and hits fence

HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Westmoreland County Coroner, Kenneth A. Bacha, has released the following information on a motorcycle fatality that occurred in Hempfield Township.

Tanner B. Van Woundenberg was driving a 2008 Yamaha motorcycle while traveling north on Mount Pleasant Road.

According to a release, Woundenberg missed a curve in the road, hit a fence, and landed in a driveway.

Deputy Coroner John A. Ackerman pronounced Woundenberg dead at the scene.

Woudenberg was not wearing a helmet at the time of the incident.

Toxicology results will not be available for several weeks.

Pennsylvania State Police Greensburg Barracks also investigated.

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