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Speeding motorcycle rider killed in Olympia crash

The Columbian
Published: June 20, 2011, 5:00pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Patrol says a 22-year-old Wisconsin man was killed Tuesday in a high-speed motorcycle crash in Olympia.

The patrol says the motorcycle ran off a road at a slight turn about 3 a.m., and the rider was ejected and died at the scene.

Because of the speed the accident scene was more than 720 feet long.

The man was wearing a helmet. His name not yet released. He’s from Plymouth, Wis.

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