A 46-year-old Mattaponi man died as a result of injuries he sustained Saturday night in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Middlesex County, according to the Virginia State Police.

Ulysses Wise Jr., 46, the rider of a 2006 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, died at the scene of the accident shortly before midnight at the intersection of Burrells Marina Road and Route 602 (Old Virginia Street) in Urbanna.

A preliminary investigation revealed that Wise was traveling at a high rate of speed on Burrells Marina Road, failed to stop at the posted stop sign and travelled into the intersection. Wise lost control and struck a VDOT sign before striking a tree and being thrown off the motorcycle, the VSP reported.