Woman driving ‘motor type bike’ dies after crash near PRP, Louisville police say

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A woman died at a Louisville hospital Monday evening after she was hit by a car while riding a “motor type bike” near the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood.

Police were called to the 8000 block of Cane Run Road just after 6 p.m. on the reported crash, Louisville Metro Police Spokesperson Aaron Ellis said in a statement. That’s near Global Drive, not far from Riverview Park.

Once on scene, police found the crash and began speaking with witnesses. Investigators believe a woman wearing dark clothing was riding a “motor type bike” southbound on Cane Run Road without proper safety equipment, including proper lighting, when she was rear-ended by a pickup truck. Ellis said the bike was described as a “scooter/dirt bike homemade type vehicle.”…

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