Patrick McDowell Death – The Derry police have confirmed the identity of the man who died after a fatal crash on Hampstead Road on Wednesday, August 19 as 52-year-old Patrick McDowell, of Derry.
The Derry police reports that they responded to the motorcycle crash at 12.22 a.m. When they got to the scene, they located a 2013 Yamaha FJR motorcycle on its side on the shoulder of the roadway.
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The motorcyclist, McDowell, was pronounced dead at the scene, says the police.
Preliminary investigation revealed that McDowell was riding eastbound on Hampstead Road when the motorcycle left the travel portion of the roadway, causing it and McDowell to hit the guardrail.
The Hampstead Road was closed for more than five hours to help Derry Police Crash Reconstruction Team with their investigation.
The investigation is still ongoing.