Motorcyclist dies following hit-and-run crash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A motorcyclist who crashed after being hit by another vehicle died.
The vehicle was going west on Rowan Street around 11 p.m. Monday when the driver failed to stop at a stop sign and hit the rear of a motorcyclist who was going north on North 21st Street, Louisville Metro Police Department spokeswoman officer Beth Ruoff said.
The motorcyclist, identified as Curtis Lee Davidson, 69, by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office, lost control and crashed. Davidson was taken to University of Louisville Hospital where he died from his injuries on Wednesday.
The driver of the passenger vehicle left the scene. Police believe the vehicle involved was a gold car that may have been an older model Chevrolet Malibu or Infinity.
The crash remains under investigation. LMPD is searching for the driver of the vehicle. Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous police tip line at (502) 574-LMPD.
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