KEY TAKEAWAYS
- A 75-year-old man died in a motorcycle crash near Boulder, Garfield County.
- The crash occurred on SR-12 around 12:17 p.m. on Thursday, UHP reported.
- Witnesses say the motorcycle was speeding before missing a curve and crashing.
BOULDER, Garfield County — Officials identified the man who died after his motorcycle went off the road and crashed near the town of Boulder in Garfield County.
Utah Highway Patrol says the crash happened Thursday about 12:17 p.m. on state Route 12.
A witness noticed the motorcycle traveling at a "high rate of speed" when it entered a curve on the left side of the road. The motorcyclist missed the curve and went off the pavement on the right side of the road, UHP said.
The motorcycle hit a safety barrier and rolled into a rocky and wooded area, according to troopers. The driver, Leslie Powers, 79, of Draper, fell off the bike and sustained fatal injuries.
UHP says Powers was the only person on the motorcycle.
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