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Teen Riding Motorcycle Killed in Montco New Years Day Crash: Report
A 16-year-old boy riding a motorcycle reportedly crashed and was killed on New Years Day.
A teenager died on New Years Day in Montgomery County when his motorcycle crashed into a car, according to a report.
NBC10 reports that the 16-year-old was driving his 2014 Kawasaki Ninja south on Route 29 in Upper Hanover Township when he crashed at about 12:50 p.m..
Authorities said the accident happened when a 75-year-old woman turned her car off of onto a side road and the boy's motorcycle struck her rear bumper.
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The boy, who was later identified as Theodore Banes, died shortly thereafter at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, the report states.
The woman was uninjured.
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