Anchorage Daily News

An Anchorage motorcycle rider who was killed Monday night on an Eagle River road has been identified by Anchorage police.

Chugiak resident Jon H. Wiles, age 45. was killed when his Honda motorcycle left the road near Needels Loop and the Old Glenn Highway at about 7:15 p.m., according to police.

Wiles was rushed to an Anchorage hospital, where he died of his injuries.

According to witness statements, Wiles was negotiating a curve in the road in an area with a speed limit of 45 mph. He may have been going too fast for the curve, police said.

Wiles was wearing a helmet but it appears to have come off when he struck several trees during the crash, police said.

Alcohol and drugs do not appear to have been factors in the fifth traffic fatality in Anchorage this year. The case is still under investigation.

The death was the second motorcycle fatality in as many days: An Anchorage man died early Sunday on the east end of Northern Lights Boulevard when his motorcycle rear-ended a truck. He has not yet been identified by police because his next of kin has not been officially notified, police Sgt. Matt Bloodgood said.

That man's passenger, Ashley Scott, 20, remains hospitalized in critical condition but is expected to survive, he said.

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