A motorcyclist who was seriously injured in a North Lubbock traffic accident Monday morning has died. 

The Lubbock Police Department said Jan Whitaker, 66, passed away at University Medical Center early Tuesday morning.

Officers responded to the crash around 5:45 a.m. Monday in the 2600 block of North Loop 289.

Police said Whitaker was traveling westbound on North Lubbock 289 through a construction zone. 

Whitaker reportedly lost control and crashed his motorcycle while exiting at University Avenue.

This crash remains under investigation by the Lubbock Police Department’s Accident Investigation Unit.