KENNEWICK, Wash. – A motorcycle crash in Kennewick resulted in the death of a young rider.

19-year-old Eleazer Villegas Gonzalez succumbed to severe injuries after being transported to the hospital.

Kennewick police stated that Gonzalez was driving at excessive speed when he lost control through a curve and struck a curb.

He was thrown from the bike and collided with a pole.

Officers pointed out that 34 percent of deadly crashes in the state last year were attributed to speed.

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