ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. -- One man is dead after he lost control of his motorcycle in Robeson County Tuesday afternoon.

The State Highway Patrol attempted to stop 35-year-old motorcyclist Garret Goolsby during a brief chase.

The trooper lost sight of Goolsby, but he continued traveling east on U.S. 74.

Goolsby lost control of his motorcycle and ran off down a ravine.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A passenger on the motorcycle, 36-year-old Miranda Deese, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

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