Motorcyclist airlifted from Las Cruces to El Paso hospital after crash

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- A motorcyclist sustained critical injuries after a crash Sunday night in Las Cruces, police said.

Las Cruces police said the motorcyclist, identified as a 20-year-old man, crashed on Camino Coyote Lane east of Sonoma Ranch Boulevard. LCPD said it happened around 10:45 p.m. Sunday.

First responders found him with several critical injuries. He was airlifted to an El Paso hospital with injuries that are possibly life-threatening, LCPD said.

Investigators said the man drove at a high rate of speed and failed to follow a curve on the road. The motorcyclist allegedly went off the road and hit a street sign.