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Ryan Van Gorden

Gender : Male

Age : 51

Race : White

Date : 05/08/2023

Location : Neyhart+Kettle Ridge Rd

City : Hamilton Township

County : Monroe

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Pennsylvania State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

PSP Stroudsburg tried to pull over a motorcycle after the driver was seen committing a traffic violation on Neyhart Road and Kettle Ridge Road in Hamilton Township. The driver did not stop and fled from police.Pennsylvania State Police escalated a chase and the man missed a curve and drove off the roadway, hit a utility pole and died.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.pahomepage.com/news/motorcycle-chase-with-psp-ends-in-deadly-crash/

https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/local/2023/05/08/pa-state-police-stroudsburg-poconos-motorcycle-pursuit-ended-in-fatal-crash-hamilton-township/70195769007/

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/poconos-coal/coroner-ids-motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-after-police-chase/article_0a0dca10-ee80-11ed-b093-d3fd9cd5fd2a.html