Officials identify motorcyclist killed on Airline Highway early Wednesday morning

BATON ROUGE - A motorcyclist killed in an accident on Airline Highway has been identified by officials.

The Baton Rouge Police Department said Carl Dawson II, 30, was traveling on Prescott Road around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday when he was struck by a Challenger traveling on Airline Highway.

The coroner's office reported Dawson died on the scene, and the manner of his death was accidental.