Victim of fatal motorcycle crash near Boulder, Utah, identified as Draper man

BOULDER, Utah (ABC4) — The victim of a fatal motorcycle crash near Boulder, Utah, on Thursday has been identified, according to the Dept. of Public Safety (DPS).

The victim is identified as Leslie Powers, 75, of Draper, Utah.

On Oct. 2, at around 12:15 p.m., Powers was riding a motorcycle northbound on SR-12 near milepost 101. A witness observed the motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed as it entered a curve in the road to the left.

Powers failed to negotiate the curve and went off the road to the right, according to DPS. The motorcycle struck a delineator post before going off the shoulder and into a rocky and wooded area.

Powers was ejected from the motorcycle and suffered fatal injuries, according to DPS.

No further information is available at this time.