(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — According to the Colorado State Patrol (CSP), the motorcyclist involved in a crash on I-25 south of Fountain on Sunday night, April 20, suffered from serious injuries, despite wearing a helmet.

CSP reported that the crash occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday when a Harley-Davidson Electra was traveling southbound on I-25, near County Line Road, when the rider, a 34-year-old man from Pueblo, lost control.

CSP said the Harley did a quarter roll and ejected the driver, who landed in the median. The momentum carried the Harley further southbound until it came to rest on its side, facing northbound.

According to CSP, the rider, who had been wearing a helmet, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries via helicopter.