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BILLINGS - The local man killed in an early Wednesday morning motorcycle crash on Broadwater has been identified.

Yellowstone County Coroner Bill Jones says Michael Harry Schmall, 37, of Billings, died from severe injuries to the head and neck endured during the accident.

The crash happened in the 2700 block of Broadwater Avenue and when Billings police arrived on scene around 2 a.m., they found the motorcycle and Schmall near a pile of dirt on the shoulder of the westbound lane.

Schmall, who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lieutenant Jeremy House says the accident happened in a construction zone and the driver lost control while witnesses told authorities that the driver and a possible passenger were traveling at a high rate of speed.

Billings police used thermal imaging optics provided by the Yellowstone County Sheriffs Department to search the area for a possible passenger, but did not find one.

Speed has been ruled a factor in the crash, but alcohol is unknown as authorities begin the investigation.

BILLINGS - A Billings man was killed after crashing his motorcycle early Wednesday morning in the 2700 block of Broadwater Avenue.

When Billings Police arrived on scene around 2 a.m. they found the motorcycle and its 37-year-old male driver near a pile of dirt on the shoulder of the westbound lane. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Lieutenant Jeremy House says the accident happened in a construction zone and the driver lost control and witnesses told authorities that the driver and a possible passenger were traveling at a high rate of speed.

Billings police used thermal imaging optics provided by the Yellowstone County Sheriffs Department to search for a possible passenger, but were unable to locate one.

Speed has been ruled as being a factor in the crash, but alcohol is unknown at this point as authorities begin the investigation.

A one block radius of Broadwater Avenue was closed for a couple hours after the crash as authorities investigated the crime scene.

The victim of the fatal wreck has not been identified.