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LMPD identifies motorcyclist who died in collision on Arnoldtown Road

Police said witnesses saw the motorcyclist going westbound "at a high rate of speed" on Arnoldtown Road.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man riding a motorcycle died after a fatal collision in Louisville Wednesday afternoon.

Louisville Metro Police responded to a call of a collision involving a motorcycle on Arnoldtown Road at Hardwood Forest in southwest Jefferson County around 6 p.m.

Police said witnesses saw 60-year-old Billy Sexton on the motorcycle going westbound "at a high rate of speed" on Arnoldtown Road.

The initial investigation showed Sexton crossed into the other lane and struck a passenger vehicle LMPD said.

As a result, police said Sexton died at the scene from multiple blunt force injuries. His death was determined an accident by the coroner. 

LMPD's Traffic Unit is investigating, and no other injuries were reported police said.

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