Ryan Cole, 28, killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 12 on June 29.

Montana Highway Patrol released the name of the victim killed in a motorcycle crash on Highway 12 Sunday. Ryan Cole, 28, was from Missoula.

The crash happened near mile marker 10, east of the Montana-Idaho state line.

MHP says Cole was eastbound shortly after 6 p.m., when he hit a guardrail and traveled along it for about 400 feet. He was thrown from the motorcycle and over the guardrail, suffering fatal injuries.

Highway 12 is known as a winding road -- popular with drivers and bikers, but also dangerous.

We checked our archives, and in 2010 an SUV slid off the road and landed in the creek. In 2011 a car went off the road and through trees killing the driver and injuring her twin sister. In January 2012 there was a three-semitruck collision near mile marker 18. In February 2012 a postal carrier survived after going into Lolo Creek near mile marker 18. In 2013 a fatal accident happened after a driver hit another car on the highway just west of Lolo. Including Sunday's crash, that's six serious crashes in the last 5 years.

The scenic route on Highway 12 is a popular drive for motorcyclists, especially in the summer.