Eaton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a fatal traffic crash in Delta Township early Thursday morning around 1:40 a.m. Preliminary investigation reveals a motorcyclist was travelling eastbound on Saginaw Hwy near Mall Dr West. Witnesses reported the motorcycle going well in excess of the posted speed. The motorcyclist rear-ended another vehicle that was also going eastbound. The male motorcyclist was found on the shoulder and was deceased. He was identified as Vernon Brown, 28 years old, from Lansing. Brown was not wearing a helmet, and it’s unknown if alcohol was involved.