Timothy January, 39, killed after his motorcycle collides with a pickup, at East Pioneer Avenue and 21st Street Southwest in Puyallup

A 39-year-old Edgewood man riding a motorcycle died Wednesday after he hit a pickup truck in a Puyallup, police spokesman said. The crash happened just after 5 p.m., when the Harley Davidson motorcycle hit a Ford F250 pickup truck at East Pioneer Avenue and 21st Street Southeast, police said. The bike was heading east on East Pioneer Avenue, when it hit the truck that was turning left from westbound East Pioneer, police said. The motorcyclist, later identified as Timothy January, was ejected from the bike, which went under the truck. He died at Tacoma General Hospital. Police were still investigating what caused the crash. Witnesses said the motorcyclist was driving recklessly before the crash, likely above the 35 mph speed limit, police said. Learn more here about Tacoma motorcycle accidents and the issues that need to be handled.