PITTSBURGH — A motorcyclist is dead after a late-night crash on a highway in Pittsburgh.
According to a Pennsylvania State Police report, the crash happened just before midnight on Tuesday on southbound I-279 near the Hazlett Street Exit.
Investigators say the motorcyclist, identified as Derrick Johnson Jr., 23, of Pittsburgh, lost control and overturned his bike before sliding into a Kia Sorento in the right lane.
Johnson died at an area hospital.
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