David Wayne Byerly, 42, killed, after his motorcycle goes out of control on Kennedy Road near Thomasville, and he is ejected from his vehicle and struck by a car.

A Thomasville man died after crashing his motorcycle Saturday afternoon.

David Wayne Byerly, 42, was injured in the crash just after noon on Kennedy Road near Lambeth Road south of Thomasville. He was taken to a Thomasville hospital, where he died a short time later.

Byerly was riding a 2003 Harley Davidson when he lost control, was thrown off the bike and hit a car, troopers said.

Byerly was going too fast for the congested traffic on the road, troopers said.