ELLENSBURG, Wash.  -- A Spokane man suffered hand cuts and possible rib injuries when his motorcycle ran off the Interstate 90 exit ramp south of Ellensburg early this morning, the Washington State Patrol said.

The patrol said Monte Mills, 48, was driving too fast when his 2007 Harley-Davidson ran off the exit ramp and slid down an embankment.

The motorcycle sustained minor damage, troopers said.

The mishap occurred at about 12:40 this morning.

-- David Lester