Update, 1:12 p.m. on October 15: One person died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident near Carter Road and the bypass, officials say.
According to a release from the Kentucky State Police, at approximately 8:42 p.m. on October 14, a trooper patrolling Carter Road notified Post 16 Dispatch that he had located a collision on Carter Road near the U.S. 60 bypass off-ramp. The trooper conducted the initial investigation.
Authorities said that preliminary investigation revealed that a motorcycle operated by Tyler Hamilton, 32, of Owensboro was traveling southbound on Carter Road when he failed to stop for a red traffic light at the U.S. 60 Bypass off-ramp. A pick-up truck was turning northbound onto Carter Road from the off-ramp when Hamilton’s motorcycle struck the driver’s side bed of the truck, the release says.
Hamilton was ejected from the motorcycle and transported to Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries, according to the release. The truck driver and a passenger sustained minor injuries and were treated on scene by emergency medical personnel, according to KSP.
The investigation is ongoing. KSP was assisted at the scene by the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office, Owensboro Police Department, Daviess County Fire Department, and Daviess County Emergency Medical Services.
