HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — This is an updated story. The original can be found below.
Henrico County police have now identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash on Broad Street Monday afternoon.
The victim was identified as Keyshawn Diming a 25-year-old from Cumberland, Virginia.
Police tell CBS 6 that on April 8 at 2:04 p.m. they were called to the 4900 block of West Broad street near Willow lawn for a motorcycle crash. " The preliminary investigation indicates Mr. Diming was traveling westbound on W. Broad Street at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the motorcycle attempting to avoid other traffic," police wrote in a release.
While speed and reckless driving are believed to be factors in the crash, investigators say they will continue to gather evidence in the case.
Original story below:
West Broad Street, near Willow Lawn, has reopened following an afternoon motorcycle crash.
"The Henrico Police Crash Team is investigating a motorcycle that occurred around 2:04 p.m. in the 4900 block of W. Broad Street near Willow Lawn," a Henrico Police spokesperson wrote in an email. "The adult male driver of the motorcycle has been transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries."
Two eastbound and two westbound lanes of Broad Street remained open during the investigation.
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