HARTFORD, Ky. (WNKY) – A fatal motorcycle accident occurred Wednesday night on State Route 69 South, just outside Hartford.
According to the Ohio County Coroner’s Office, emergency responders were dispatched at 11 p.m. to the scene of a single-vehicle crash. Authorities reported that the motorcycle operator failed to navigate a curve, drove off the road, and was thrown from the vehicle.
The victim has been identified as 43-year-old William Freeman of Hartford. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Coroner’s Office.
Next of kin has been notified, and the investigation into the accident is ongoing.