LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man died after crashing his motorcycle in Old Louisville Sunday afternoon.
John Bradley, a spokesman for Louisville Metro Police, said officers responded to a crash between a motorcycle and an SUV in the area of South 4th and West Hill Streets just before 5 p.m.
Police said the motorcyclist, a man, was taken to UofL Hospital in downtown Louisville where he died. The Jefferson County Coroner on Monday identified him as 54-year-old Eric L. Taylor.
A preliminary investigation shows that Taylor was traveling on South 4th Street but disregarded the red light and crashed into the SUV, which was traveling west on West Hill Street.
LMPD's Traffic Unit is investigating.
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