Stoneboro motorcycle mechanic killed in crash
People in a Mercer County community are mourning the loss of a local business owner, who died in a motorcycle accident late Sunday.
Coroner John Libonati told 21 News that 40-year-old Louie Isenberg was killed when his motorcycle was involved in a head-on crash along Route 18 in Pymatuning Township.
Police were reconstructing the circumstances surrounding the crash which occurred shortly before 9 p.m. at Reynolds Industrial Park Road.
Pymatuning Township Police say Isenberg was traveling south in the northbound lanes when his motorcycle struck the other vehicle.
No one in the other vehicle was injured.
Traffic became backed up in the area and Route 18 was closed for two hours between Edgewood and North Hermitage Road
Isenberg, who operated Lugnut Customs motorcycle repair in Stoneboro, has rebuilt and raffled off motorcycles to raise money for a lunch program in the Lakeview School district.
A post on the businesses Facebook page expressed condolences to Isenberg’s family:
Lugnut Customs Service Station
We sadly lost Louie last night doing what he loves doing the most. Please give time for family and friends to grieve. We will post once someone is back in the shop to handle business. Thank you for letting us take this time.
You know why you ride. So do we.