FLORENCE, Ky. — A 22-year-old man is dead after a crash in Florence on Sunday afternoon, the Boone County Sheriff's Office said.
At approximately 5:30 p.m. deputies were dispatched to a crash involving a motorcycle near the intersection of Pleasant Valley Road and Oakbrook Drive.
Upon arrival deputies found Stanley Crawley, 22, of Burlington, ejected from his motorcycle.
First responders attempted life-saving measures, but Crawley died at the scene, the sheriff's office said.
The roadway was closed down for a few hours while police investigated the crash.
Investigators found that Crawley was traveling northbound on Pleasant Valley Road (KY State Route 237) between Oakbrook Drive and Camp Ernst Road on a downhill grade and left-handed curve.
Crawley failed to negotiate the curve and struck the concrete curbing on the right edge of the roadway causing the motorcycle to become airborne, the sheriff's office said said. As a result, Crawley was ejected from the motorcycle. Both Crawley and the motorcycle then struck a nearby guardrail.
Speed appears to be a factor in the collision, but alcohol and drug impairment do not appear to be, the sheriff's office said. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office Accident Reconstruction Unit is investigating the crash.
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