RICHMOND — A man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Richmond Friday afternoon.
At around 4:45 p.m. Richmond officers were called to the 1200 block of Liberty Avenue to reports of a serious crash involving a motorcycle.
An initial investigation found that Zachary Perkins, 29, was traveling northbound on Liberty Ave at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his motorcycle and was thrown from it, hitting a utility pole.
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Perkins was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers believe speed was a contributing factor to the crash, according to a media release.
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