Maryland police investigated a fatal motorcycle accident that took place in the middle of the day on Saturday.
The incident occurred on the eastbound lane of Brookdale Drive in Elkridge, near Route 1, around 12:45 p.m.
Investigators said the driver of a 2001 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle lost control and struck the back of a parked tractor trailer.
Police identified the man as 30-year-old Juan Carlos Calderon Mejia, of Columbia, Maryland. Authorities said that Calderon Mejia was not licensed to drive a motorcycle, and was not wearing a helmet.
Howard County paramedics transported the operator to a nearby hospital, where he died of his injuries.
