Motorcyclist Killed After Hitting Deer On Sharpsburg Pike

Road closed while accident was investigated


Hagerstown, Md. (DG) – A motorcyclist is dead after striking a deer Wednesday morning in Washington County.

Maryland State Police responded to the area of Sharpsburg Pike and Taylors Landing Road in Hagerstown for the crash around 7 AM.

Their investigation revealed a 2011 Suzuki motorcycle was traveling south on Sharpsburg Pike near Taylors Landing Road when the driver hit a deer.

The motorcyclist identified as 58-year-old Mark Anthony Deangelis was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.