PUTNAM COUNTY, IN. (THECOUNT) — Martin Henneman of Bradford, Pennsylvania, has been identified as the victim in a Sunday fatal motorcycle crash in Putnam County, Indiana.

Henneman, 54, was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash near Cloverdale Sunday afternoon.

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According to reports, Henneman was operating a Honda motorcycle on Interstate 70 near mile marker 37 in Cloverdale, when the bike may have experienced a tire malfunction around 1:40 p.m. Sunday. The bike then exited the roadway and went down ejecting the rider.

Henneman was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 37,963. The county seat is Greencastle. The name is in honor of Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War – Wikipedia.