Motorcyclist dies in early-morning accident
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September 11, 2008 - 09:31 AM

A 36-year-old Bellingham motorcyclist died Thursday morning when he ran into a rock wall on Chuckanut Drive, according to State Patrol Trooper Keith Leary.

The man was speeding northbound about one mile north of the Taylor Shellfish Farm at about 7 a.m. when he hit a brick wall to his right and was ejected from his bike, Leary said.

His bike then went off a more-than-200-foot cliff to the left.

Leary said investigators do not know if the man was wearing a helmet or if alcohol or drugs were involved. A car traveling southbound discovered the deceased man on the road. That section of Chuckanut Drive was expected to be closed until about 11 a.m.

The dead man’s next of kin had not been notified as of late this morning.

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