FRANKLIN, Va. — A motorcyclist was killed in a weekend crash in Franklin, the Virginia State Police said.
A spokeswoman said the crash happened Saturday, July 2 around 4:45 a.m. Investigators think 26-year-old Roberto Beltrami Jr. was driving a Yamaha Royal Star south on Delaware Road, near Willis Road, when he reached a curve.
State police said the motorcycle crossed the center line, ran off the left side of the road, and crashed into a ditch, throwing Beltrami from the bike.
He died before medics could take him to a hospital.
The spokeswoman said he was wearing a helmet. There's no word yet on what might have caused him to run off the road.
