(KNZA)--A motorcyclist was injured Thursday evening in a Jefferson County crash.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened on U.S. 24 Highway near Phillips Road shortly before 6:30.

The Patrol reports 25-year-old Christopher Jaramillo, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was westbound at a high rate of speed and unable to maneuver a curve. His motorcycle left the roadway and crashed.

Jaramillo was transported to Topeka's Stormont-Vail Hospital with suspected minor injury.

The Patrol says he was wearing a helmet.