WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A 20-year-old motorcyclist from Ossining died of injuries on Tuesday after colliding with a car on Route 117, according to Mount Pleasant police.
The motorcycle operator was identified as Bastian Pasten, police said.
Lt. Robert Miliambro, a spokesman for the Mount Pleasant Police Department, said the cause of the crash -- which closed down Route 117 in both directions between Route 9 and Route 448 -- is being investigated with assistance from the Westchester County.Police Accident Investigation Unit.
Route 117 was reopened about five hours after the 11 a.m. accident, police said.
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