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39-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Western Mass Crash

A 39-year-old Western Mass man was killed when his motorcycle went off the roadway.

The area of the crash.

The area of the crash.

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Hampshire County resident Gregory J. Papageorge was killed around 1:30 a.m., Saturday, June 5, at the intersection of Pantry and Mountain roads in Hatfield, said Laurie Loisel, with the Northwestern District Attorney's Office.

Investigators said Papageorge, of Hatfield, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

A resident of a nearby home heard the crash and called 911 at 1:19 a.m., Loisel said. 

Hatfield police officers and firefighters responded to the scene, as did Massachusetts State Police. 

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death and the accident remains under investigation by State Police assigned to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office as well as the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section.

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