FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly traffic crash involving a motorcycle.
The crash happened around 8 p.m. Monday on West Broad Street, west of Georgesville Road.
Witnesses told police that the driver of a 2013 white Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle was traveling westbound on US-40 at an extremely high rate of speed.
Police say the motorcycle slammed into the driver's side of 2008 silver Chevrolet Malibu that was pulling out a parking lot and onto Broad Street.
The driver of the Kawasaki was identified as 20-year-old Brandon Paul Knudsen, from Grove City. Medical officials pronounced Knudsen deceased at Grant Medical Center.
Investigators say it is unknown at this time whether alcohol or drugs were a factor in this crash.
