A motorcyclist crashed late at night in St. Paul and died, officials said Tuesday.

The wreck occurred about 11:15 p.m. Monday on the curve from southbound Hwy. 280 to eastbound Interstate 94, the State Patrol said.

The motorcycle came to rest in a grassy median, the patrol said.

The patrol identified the motorcyclist as Thomas John Launderville, 45, of St. Paul. The patrol said Launderville was not wearing a helmet.