The California Highway Patrol is investigating a Saturday morning traffic accident that claimed the life of a motorcycle rider.

The accident was reported shortly after 7:00 a.m. Saturday on westbound Interstate 8 at Mt. Springs Road. According to the CHP , 70-year old Paul E. Chavez of Santa Fe , New Mexico , was westbound on the freeway riding a 2017 Harley Davidson Ultra. Chavez made a lane change and lost control of the motorcycle. The motorcycle skidded along the dirt shoulder of the road until it came to a stop. The rider was pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were involved and the accident remains under investigation.