Chad A. Hess of Easton, originally of Bangor, was riding a 2010 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide south on North Delaware Drive, also known as Route 611, in Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, around 5:10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, PA State Police Bethlehem said.
Hess lost control, crossed into the northbound lane, and struck a northbound 2011 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide, according to the release.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Northampton County Coroner’s Office, police said.
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The other rider, John T. Gurski, 50, of Bangor, was taken by Suburban EMS to St. Luke’s Hospital-Anderson Campus with suspected serious injuries.
Hess’s son, Jacob, remembered his father in a social media tribute: “I’ll always keep you living on through me and never let your memory die off forever and ever.”