PUEBLO COUNTY, CO. (THECOUNT) — Earl Prado of Pueblo, Colorado, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Monday night motorcycle crash in Pueblo County.

Prado, 74, was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash near Pueblo on Monday night.

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According to reports, Prado was operating a Harley Davidson motorcycle on Highway 96 in Pueblo, when for unknown reasons, the bike crossed centerlines and exited the roadway. The bike then traveled down an embankment and rolled over around 5:30 p.m. Monday.

Prado was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Pueblo County is one of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,063. The county seat is Pueblo. The county was named for the historic city of Pueblo which took its name from the Spanish language word meaning “town” or “village” – Wikipedia.