Robert Henry Webber, 69, killed in motorcycle crash on Interstate 81 on June 23.

A Newport News man lost his life in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 81 Monday afternoon.

Deborah Cox with the Virginia State Police said the crash happened around 3 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 81 near the 48 mile marker in Smyth County. Witnesses told troopers a motorcycle was traveling north when it went off the left side of the road.

The motorcycle hit a guardrail and the driver, identified as Robert Henry Webber, 69, of Newport News, was ejected. He died at the scene.

Troopers say Webber was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, which remains under investigation at this time.