Family releases name of motorcyclist killed in collision with truck in Springfield

UPDATE @ 5:25 p.m. (Oct. 26): Tye Brewer, 20, of Springfield was the motorcyclist killed Wednesday in a collision at Kenton and Beacon streets, according to his grandmother, who made his name public Thursday afternoon.

INITIAL REPORT (Oct. 24)

A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday afternoon after striking a truck in Springfield.

The crash  happened around 4:20 p.m. at Kenton and Beacon streets, said Lt. Randall Balentine of the Springfield Police Division.

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The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the crash scene at the T-intersection. The man’s identity has not been released pending notification of family, Balentine said.

The crash remains under investigation.

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