NY State Police: Scranton-area man dies in Route 81 motorcycle crash in Marathon

A Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania man was killed Friday in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 81 in Cortland County.

New York State Police from the Binghamton barracks identified the victim as Daniel McPhillips, 44, of Throop, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Scranton.

Around 10:05 a.m. Friday, state troopers responded to a report of a motorcycle that crashed on I-81.

A trooper located a 2022 Harley Davidson bike that had crashed into a guiderail in the southbound lane of the interstate in the town of Marathon, state police said.

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McPhillips' body was located nearby. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into the crash is continuing.

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This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Scranton-area man killed in Cortland County I-81 motorcycle crash