TULSA, Okla. — A man is dead after an early morning motorcycle crash in Tulsa on Friday.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 1:50 a.m. on I-44 eastbound at 33rd West Avenue within the city limits of Tulsa. Officials identified the motorcycle driver as 34-year-old Eric Pameticky. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died due to his injuries.
OHP says the crash happened when Pameticky attempted to exit onto 33rd from I-44 before his motorcycle failed to accommodate the curve. He ended up rolling an unknown number of times.
The cause of the crash is speed, according to officials.
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