Lubbock Police said motorcycle crashed along East Loop 289 near East 50th Street around 6:45 p.m. Saturday evening.

Police said the driver of the motorcycle,  Russell Martin Arbogast Jr., 57, died at the scene.

Police said Arbogast was northbound on the East Loop when his motorcycle left the roadway and stuck a traffic control device. 

LPD’S Accident Investigation team was on scene to determine how the crash happened.  Investigators were asking asking drivers to avoid the area if possible.