Motorcyclist dead after crash on Route 63 near Wayland/North Dansville line

WAYLAND, N.Y. — State Police Thursday investigated a deadly crash near Wayland, in which an 18-year-old motorcyclist was killed.

Police say a 2007 Chappy Yamaha motorcycle was headed south on State Route 63 when it passed an uninvolved vehicle in a no-passing zone, then hit a northbound 2015 Kia Sorento driven by Helen Bertalon, 73, of Dansville, head-on.

Troopers say the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. Bertalon was taken by Springwater-Wayland ambulance to Noyes Hospital in Dansville for minor injuries.

Route 63 is closed from North Dansville to County Road 90 in Perkinsville. There is no word at this point as to what caused the crash.