Victim identified in motorcycle accident on Highway 50

PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Pueblo County Coroner has released the name of the victim who died in the motorcycle accident on Highway 50.

The crash happened at around 9:16 p.m. on Saturday, just west of Pueblo.

According to Colorado State Patrol, a man was driving a motorcycle in the eastbound lane on Highway 50.

While the man was driving, he scraped the passenger side of a vehicle in the area, said state patrol.

Eventually, the man lost control of the motorcycle, hitting the rear of another vehicle.

The coroner has identified the victim as 44-year-old, Jeremy Swope. He died after being ejected from the motorcycle.