Man killed in motorcycle crash in Pierce County

A man is dead after he crashed his motorcycle in Frederickson Wednesday evening.

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department (PCSD), deputies responded to reports of a motorcycle crash at 65th Ave. E near 200th St. E. 

Pierce County Sheriff's Department

Firefighters arrived at the scene and pronounced the 30-year-old man dead.

Investigators determined that the motorcyclist was riding south on 65th at a high rate of speed and crashed off the roadway. 

Deputies were advised that he had been drinking and was not wearing a helmet.

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