Investigators are trying to figure out why a Canastota man veered off the road before a deadly crash.

It happened on Bridgeport-Kirkville Road in the town of Sullivan around 7:45 p.m. Monday night.

State police say 35-year-old Jesse McCombie II lost control at a curve. His motorcycle went off the road and hit a utility pole, throwing McCombie off. He died at the hospital.