Delaware State Police identified Joseph Laclair, a 59-year-old man from Clayton, as the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash near Smyrna.

Police said Laclair was killed in a motorcycle crash early on Sept. 5, according to Delaware State Police.

He was riding his Yamaha X1A about 4:16 a.m. on Smyrna-Leipsic Road east of Big Oak Road when he failed to turn and left the road, entering a ditch and striking a culvert pipe. He was thrown from the bike, police said.

Laclair was taken to a hospital, where he died.

Anyone with information is encouraged to reach out to Delaware State Police or Delaware Crime Stoppers.

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