A Saturday afternoon ride in New Wilmington ended in tragedy when a motorcycle and an SUV collided at the intersection of New Castle Road and Pulaski-Mercer Road, killing the rider and shoving the SUV into the foundation of a nearby house.
Authorities later identified the motorcyclist as Scott A. Arnold of Wheatland. The crash briefly shut down the roadway as emergency crews worked a chaotic scene that included a damaged home and an SUV left lodged against its foundation.
According to WKBN, Pennsylvania State Police said Arnold was traveling on Pulaski-Mercer Road and failed to stop at a stop sign before entering the intersection, where his motorcycle struck an SUV heading south on New Castle Road. The impact sent the SUV into the nearby house, leaving visible structural damage, troopers told the station.
NOGA EMS rushed Arnold to UPMC Jameson, where he was pronounced dead at 1:03 p.m. Shenango Township Fire EMS treated the SUV’s occupants for minor injuries at the scene and released them, according to information provided to the station by PSP.
Investigation and next steps
The Pennsylvania State Police New Castle barracks is handling the investigation and plans to reconstruct the crash as part of its probe. Details on how PSP shares incident updates and how the public can request crash reports are outlined in the agency’s public information release reports, available through the Pennsylvania State Police.
UPMC Jameson’s emergency services information and location are listed on the hospital’s website at UPMC Jameson. Officials are asking anyone who may have video or who witnessed the crash to contact the PSP New Castle station.
