(Porter County, IN) - A LaPorte man killed in a motorcycle collision over the weekend has been identified.

Mark Lehker, 52, was found unconscious from a major head injury at the scene of the Saturday afternoon crash on U.S. 6 in Porter County’s Jackson Township where, while his motorcycle was slowing down at 400 East, he was rear ended by a car operated by a 17-year-old Portage resident.

Police blamed the accident on the young driver following Lehker too closely, the latter explaining that he tried slowing down in response to the 2014 Harley Davidson reducing its speed, but was unable to avoid striking the motorcycle.

Police said CPR was given to Lehker, who later died. The teenager was given a portable breathalyzer test and tested negative for alcohol consumption.