FROM STAFF REPORTS

A Salisbury man who crashed his motorcycle into the rear of a semi-truck in Mooresville earlier this week has succumbed to his injuries.

Ruben Walker, 22, passed away at Atrium Carolinas Medical Center on Saturday, according to the Mooresville Police Department.

Walker was seriously injured around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday when his motorcyle crashed into a semi-truck on Plaze Drive that was stopped near Lansing Drive, police said.

Mooresville Fire-Rescue and Iredell County EMS personnel provided medical aid to Walker, who was airlifted from the scene to CMC.

The MPD Traffic Unit investigated the crash and determined that excessive speed was a factor in the crash, according to the news release.