CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Authorities have identified a man who died in a motorcycle crash near Clendenin on Wednesday.

Deputies believe Raymond E. Pauley, 40, of Amma lost control of his 2001 Kawasaki Vulcan motorcycle while trying to pass two cars in a no passing zone near Herbert Hoover High School at about 7 p.m. Wednesday, said Lt. Sean Crosier of the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department.

Crosier said Pauley apparently lost control and hit a concrete culvert while riding at high rate of speed, throwing him off of the motorcycle. Pauley was pronounced dead on the scene. The investigation continues.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Authorities have identified a man who died in a motorcycle crash near Clendenin on Wednesday.

Deputies believe Raymond E. Pauley, 40, of Amma lost control of his 2001 Kawasaki Vulcan motorcycle while trying to pass two cars in a no passing zone near Herbert Hoover High School at about 7 p.m. Wednesday, said Lt. Sean Crosier of the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department.

Crosier said Pauley apparently lost control and hit a concrete culvert while riding at high rate of speed, throwing him off of the motorcycle. Pauley was pronounced dead on the scene. The investigation continues.