Man killed in dirt bike crash in Dauphin County
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A deadly dirt bike crash in Dauphin County on Sunday closed an area off to traffic for hours, according to officials.
According to a spokesperson for the county, Christian Brito-Bruno, 29, of Highspire, was identified as the victim by the Dauphin County Coroner’s Office.
The coroner’s office ruled Brito-Bruno’s cause of death due to multiple traumatic injuries and the manner is ruled accidental.
According to Swatara Township Police, first responders rushed to the scene at about 12:53 p.m. after getting a report of a crash. An investigation determined Brito-Bruno was traveling east on the bike when it crashed with a passenger car and he was thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
A crash reconstruction caused Essex Street between Main and Monroe Street to be closed for hours, and Swatara Township police are investigating.
An abc27 news photographer was at the scene.
Anyone who witness the crash or has any information is asked to contact police at 717-564-2550
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