Motorcyclist killed in Telegraph Road crash

A man died yesterday when his motorcycle went off the road and into a retaining wall near the intersection of Telegraph Road and Beulah Street.

Thomas Jefferson Duty IV, 45, was pronounced dead at the scene. Property records showed that Duty lived in the Kingstowne area, not far from the crash scene.

According to police, Duty was traveling southbound on Telegraph Road around 6:45 p.m. when the motorcycle left the road, jumped a curb and hit the wall.

Investigators are trying to determine if speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 703-691-2131, or by visiting the Crime Solvers website.