(KRON) -- Power lines were down, and traffic was blocked as a result of a fatal crash involving a motorcycle in Livermore Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred on Mines Road south of Tesla Road. Piedmont Turkey Trot memorializes fatal crash victims Dublin CHP said it first received a call of a solo motorcycle crash at 11:28 a.m. Units responding to the scene located the motorcycle, a 2023 Yamaha, and the rider, a 40-year-old Livermore man, blocking the lane. According to officials, the motorcyclist was traveling "at a high rate of speed" when he lost control near Dry Creek. The rider crashed into a power pole when he was passing a double yellow line headed south. Thou Shalt Not Steal: Antioch pastor restrains axe-wielding burglar The crash damaged a PG&E utility pole with live wires blocking the northbound lane, according to CHP. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. According to a witness cited by CHP, the motorcycle was passing over double yellow lines at high speed at the time of the crash. Power was out in the area as a result of the crash. About 224 customers were without power in the area, according to PG&E's outage center map. As of 4 p.m., power in the area has been restored. The CHP said it is unsure if alcohol was a factor. Mines Road was under one-way traffic control for several hours after the crash, However, as of 3:38 p.m., all lanes were back open.