Speed and alcohol are considered factors in a fatal motorcycle crash early Thursday on the Indiana Toll Road in Porter County, police said.
The wreck, according to a release from the Indiana State Police Toll Road Post, occurred near mile marker 25. Police began receiving calls about the crash at approximately 4:28 a.m.
The Porter County Coroner’s Office has identified the motorcycle driver as Martin Meschede, 25, of Porter.
A preliminary investigation by Trooper Alvin Best indicated that a gray 2024 Yamaha motorcycle was traveling eastbound near mile marker 25 when it left the roadway to the right, hitting the guardrail.
The male operator of the Yamaha was ejected from the motorcycle and discovered approximately 144 feet from where it initially hit the guardrail. He was pronounced deceased at the scene, according to the release.
The motorcycle is believed to have stayed upright and came to rest on the inside shoulder of the eastbound lanes approximately 1,000 feet from where it impacted the guardrail.
Speed and alcohol are considered to be factors in the crash, police said.
Eastbound lanes were closed for the crash investigation and reopened at approximately 6:57 a.m.
Troopers from the Toll Road Post were assisted by troopers from the Indiana State Police Lowell Post, Portage Fire and EMS, the Porter County Coroner’s Office and Double T Towing.
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