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Police say man in fatal motorcycle accident was wearing a helmet

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LANSING, Mich. — An accident in Eaton County has left one man dead.

The Eaton County Sheriff's Office reports that around 2:15 p.m. on Thursday a motorcycle accident occurred on I-496 in Delta Township.

The county sheriff says no other vehicles were involved.

They say that a motorcycle that was traveling on the ramp from westbound I-496 to eastbound I-96 lost control and struck the guardrail.

The driver was David Christopher Eichenberg, 61, from Delta Township.

He was wearing a helmet.

Police say that speed is believed to be a factor.

The accident remains under investigation at this time.

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