Motorcyclist in critical condition after crash near Spokane International Airport

A motorcyclist was seriously injured after he was thrown from the motorcycle he was riding early Saturday morning on U.S. Route 2 near the Spokane International Airport.

Christopher Cooper, 42, of Spokane, was riding east on the highway near Airport Drive around 2:10 a.m. when he went off the road and struck a cable barrier, according to a Washington State Patrol news release.

Cooper was taken to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. A hospital spokesperson, Allie Hyams, said he was in critical condition Saturday afternoon.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.