A JOHNSON CITY MAN IS DEAD AFTER CRASHING HIS MOTORCYCLE INTO A GUARDRAIL. 48 YEAR OLD ERIC ALLEN FAIR DIED WHILE UNDERGOING SURGERY AT JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT WEST MARKET STREET AND JOHN EXUM PARKWAY. FAIR WAS WEARING A HELMET, BUT IT CAME OFF DURING THE CRASH. POLICE SHUT DOWN THE EASTBOUND LANES OF JOHN EXUM PARKWAY FROM WEST MAIN STREET TO NORTH ROAN STREET FOR TWO HOURS TO INVESTIGATE THE CRASH. POLICE BELIEVE ALCOHOL AND SPEED WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.