Alaska State Troopers say a 59-year-old Girdwood man died Monday morning when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed on the Sterling Highway north of Clam Gulch.
Michael Elson was northbound on the highway when he lost control “while attempting to negotiate curves,” troopers said Tuesday. The crash was reported just after 9:15 a.m. Central Emergency Services responders declared Elson dead at the scene.
Elson was riding a 2023 Triumph Tiger, troopers spokesman Austin McDaniel said. Weather and road conditions were most likely clear at the time and there were no witnesses or other vehicles involved, McDaniel said.
The State Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy.