TOWN OF KIANTONE, N.Y. — A Stockton man is dead following a motorcycle crash in Chautauqua County.
The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says 49-year-old Thade Keefer crashed along Route 62 in the Town of Kiantone on Wednesday evening, just before 6:30.
According to the Sheriff's Office, Keefer was attempting to pass other vehicles when he lost control of his motorcycle.
The vehicle veered into a ditch on the east side of the road before becoming airborne.
Emergency crews transported Keefer to UPMC Chautauqua where he was later pronounced dead.