(Walkerton, IN) - Police have identified a man killed in a motorcycle crash this week in Walkerton.

Lyle Francis Jr., 35, of Hamlet struck an SUV parked in a driveway and at least one tree on State Road 23 about 5 a.m. Tuesday.

Police said speed appears to be a factor in the motorcycle striking the objects after failing to negotiate a curve.

Francis, who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.