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Man ID'd In I-87 Fatal Motorcycle Crash

YONKERS, N.Y. -- State Police have identified the motorcyclist who died in a fatal crash on I-87 in Yonkers overnight.

State Police arrived on the scene when it was too late.

State Police arrived on the scene when it was too late.

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The operator of a 2001 Kawasaki motorcycle, Roberto I. Santiago, 22, from the Bronx, was on the southbound side of I-87 near McLean Avenue and said to be speeding when he lost control during a turn and collided with the median barrier, according to state police.

After being ejected from his motorcycle, he eventually sustained life-threatening injuries from which he couldn't recover.

The motorcycle traveled another 1/10 of a mile before bursting into flames, police said.

The Yonkers Fire Department responded and got the scene under control.

Click here for the original story on the crash.

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