Biker Hospitalized, Driver Charged with DUI After 202 Crash

A two-vehicle accident Friday night on Route 202 critically injured a motorcyclist and prompted drunken-driving charges against a pickup truck driver, Westtown-East Goshen police say.

At 10:28 p.m., police responded to Route 202 and Stanton Avenue in Westtown Township. Investigators believe the 24-year-old motorcyclist from Chesterbrook was riding north on 202 when a 49-year-old West Chester man driving his Dodge Ram pickup truck south turned left toward Stanton, into the motorcycle's path.

The two vehicles collided. Good Fellowship Ambulance and Medic 91 transported the motorcyclist—who had been wearing a helmet—to Paoli Memorial Hospital, where he was in critical condition, police said.

The pickup truck driver showed signs of intoxication at the scene and failed sobriety tests, police said. He was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance, driving while operating privileges are suspended or revoked for DUI and other traffic offenses.

The accident remains under investigation by the Chester County Serious Crash Accident Team. Police are seeking witnesses to the accident and are asking anyone with information to call 610-692-5100.