Crime & Safety
Police ID Victim in Fatal Motorcycle Accident
Frederick Carfagno, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Royersford man was killed Saturday in East Pikeland Township when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a sport-utility vehicle.
Frederick Carfagno, 54, of Royersford, was traveling west on a Harley Davidson motorcycle on Schuylkill Road, Route 724, when a Jeep Liberty driven by Tamara Treadway of Spring City turned into a business in the 500 block of Schuylkill Road.
The Jeep, which had been traveling east on Schuylkill Road, collided with the motorcycle. Carfagno was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The accident occurred at approximately 11:19 a.m. Saturday morning.
Treadway and a juvenile in the Jeep with her were uninjured. Police said they believe the speed of the motorcycle was a factor in the crash, though an investigation is still ongoing.
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“We’re looking at speed to be the primary thing,” an East Pikeland officer said.
The Chester County Serious Accident Investigation Team was called in to help with the investigation. Police said charges are unlikely in the crash, though that’s pending an investigation.
Schuylkill Road was closed for seven hours Saturday in the wake of the crash.
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