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Motorcyclist Dies In NH Crash Shortly After Receiving Speeding Ticket

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire state police say a 26-year-old man is dead following a motorcycle crash on an Interstate 293 off ramp in Manchester.

Police say Alan Monas lost control of the motorcycle he was riding at about 9:15 a.m. Saturday on the northbound Exit 4 off ramp and crashed.

The victim was taken to the Catholic Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Police say that just before the crash, Monas had been given a speeding ticket on the F.E. Everett Turnpike for traveling 86 miles an hour.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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