Motorcyclist Dies After New Castle Crash

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NEW CASTLE (KDKA) -- A motorcyclist who crashed in New Castle late Saturday night has died.

A witness said the motorcyclist, later identified as 47-year-old Ernest Williamson Jr., was speeding on the Falls Street Bypass near Lowery Street around 10 p.m. when he lost control and struck a guard rail.

(Photo Credit: Joe Sobczak)

According to the witness, Williamson was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash and was bleeding from the head.

He was taken by ambulance to UPMC Jameson, then transferred by medical helicopter to a hospital in Youngstown, Ohio.

Williamson later died from his injuries.

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