A motorcyclist is dead, after police say he crashed in Michigan City.

Police were called around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, to the area of Woodlawn Avenue and Hitchcock Street. That’s where they found the motorcyclist next to his crashed bike.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say that the motorcylce was going too fast as it approached a curve in the road. They say that the motorcyclist slamed on the brakes, causing the back tire to lock. The motorcycle slid about 160 feet into a utility poll. Amelia Lee, MNC News.