UPDATE: GSP identifies driver who died in Taylor County motorcycle crash

Deputies say the rider left the roadway and struck a drain pipe and a tree.

UPDATE: Georgia State Patrol has identified the motorcyclist who died in a crash in Taylor County Wednesday.

In response to a 41NBC inquiry, GSP said troopers were dispatched to the scene, where Brandon Nicholas Allen of Reynolds had attempted to negotiate a left curve on his 2009 Yamaha and failed to maintain his lane. The rider left the roadway, entered the west shoulder and struck several trees.

The Taylor County coroner pronounced him dead at the scene.

TAYLOR COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A motorcyclist is dead after a crash in Taylor County Wednesday, according to the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office.

A sheriff’s office social media post said the crash happened around 5:55 p.m. on Newsome Road.

According to the post, the driver lost control of the motorcycle, left the roadway and struck a drain pipe and a tree.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim’s name has not been released pending notification of next of kin.

The sheriff’s office says Georgia State Patrol is investigating the crash.