SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- South Bend Police Department responded to a serious, single motorcycle crash on Michigan Street just south of Ireland Road around 4:45 a.m.

When South Bend Police arrived on the scene, they located 61-year-old Grant Burkett suffering from serious injuries, and he was ultimately pronounced deceased on the scene.

The initiation investigation suggests that Burkett was traveling westbound on the bypass and attempted to take the Michigan Street exit. Evidence indicates that he failed to negotiate the curve and ran off the road before crashing onto Michigan Street. 

No other vehicles were involved, and the crash remains under investigation.