Florence Biker Dies In Crash

(Florence, Ky.) – A motorcycle rider died in a crash on Interstate 71/75 Sunday evening.

 

Florence Police say the motorcycle may have been switching lanes when it collided with the left rear of a semi trailer in the southbound lanes near the Burlington Pike exit about 7:30.

 

The biker, 62-year-old William McAfoose, of Florence, was pronounced dead after being transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Florence. Police said he was not wearing a helmet.

 

Three of the four lanes on the interstate were shut down until late Sunday night.

 

Police are still investigating the accident.

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