Update on 6/6/23:

The victim has been identified as 56-year-old Michael McConkey.  Next-of-kin notification procedures have been completed.

Original on 6/5/23:

At 10:07 PM on June 3, 2023, Anchorage Police responded to a single-vehicle crash.  Initial indications are that the adult male motorcycle driver was stopped on the off ramp from the New Seward Highway to turn onto the Old Seward Highway (near Rabbit Creek Road).  When the driver began traveling westbound on Old Seward, he lost control, hit the center median, and crashed. A half helmet was located nearby, it has not been confirmed if the driver was wearing it or not.

Citizen witnesses performed CPR on the victim until first responders arrived at the scene.  AFD medics transported the driver to the hospital; the victim succumbed to his injuries prior to arrival.

The driver has been identified however next-of-kin notification procedures have not been completed.

APD Case 23-17953