A 45-year-old man who died Friday night in a motorcycle crash in Forest Lake had alcohol in his system, the State Patrol said Saturday.

The patrol identified the victim as Scott L. Vikander.

About 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Vikander was heading north on Hwy. 61 near 240th Street N. at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his motorcycle and was thrown off, the patrol said. He wasn't wearing a helmet.

Forest Lake police, the Washington County Sheriff's Office and the Wyoming Police Department responded to the crash.

NICOLE NORFLEET