1 confirmed dead after motorcycle accident in Kearns

1 confirmed dead after motorcycle accident in Kearns

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KEARNS — Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident in Kearns.

At about 6:30 p.m., Unified police received reports of a traffic accident at 5706 S. Trowbridge Way, according to Lt. Justin Hoyal.

"When officers arrived, they found the accident involved a single motorcyclist and a tree," Hoyal said.

The 51-year-old male from the Kearns area was traveling northbound on Trowbridge when he couldn't negotiate a bend in the road and "ultimately veered over in the opposite late of travel and crashed with a tree," Hoyal said. The rider was not wearing a helmet.

Witnesses reported the man was "traveling at a high rate of speed," according to Hoyal. The accident occurred on a residential road with a 25 mph speed limit.

The man died on scene, Hoyal said. His name was not released Thursday night.

More information will be posted when it's available.

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