El Paso, TX : 26-year-old man killed in motorcycle crash in Central El Paso on Saturday night, January 28, 2017

A 26-year-old El Paso man was killed in a motorcycle accident late Saturday night in Central El Paso, El Paso police reported.

Alfonso Armendariz IV was riding a 2005 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and was traveling northbound along the 1200 block of Copia Street at about 10 p.m. at a high rate of speed, police said.

He lost control of the motorcycle and hit a wooden utility pole. He was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene.

Armendariz was not wearing a helmet and was the sole occupant of the motorcycle. Police believe that speed and alcohol may have been factors in the crash. The investigation continues.

This is the fourth traffic-related fatality in El Paso so far this year, compared to six during the same period of 2016. This is the first motorcycle fatality of the year.

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El Paso man killed in motorcycle crash