SPRINGFIELD TWP., Mahoning Co., Ohio - A 22-year-old Pennsylvania man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Springfield Township Saturday night.

Officials say Christopher Pengidore of Beaver Falls was driving a motorcycle on Route 170 where he entered a right-hand curve in the road but failed to negotiate.

Troopers say the motorcycle slid off the side of the road, overturned and then struck a utility pole.

Pengidore was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. 

Authorities say he was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. 

Mahoning County Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.