SPRINGFIELD - A man was killed on Sunday afternoon when his motorcycle ran off of the road. 

The Louisiana State Police say 51-year-old Salvatore Caserta Jr. of Maurepas was riding his 2016 Indian Scout motorcycle along LA 42 and headed west. 

Around 1 p.m., Caserta lost control of the motorcycle and went off the road, troopers said. Caserta was pronounced dead at the scene.