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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A motorcyclist died Saturday at the hospital after losing control on Interstate 265 and crashing into a pole near New Cut Road on Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Aaron Ellis, a spokesperson for Louisville Metro Police, said officers responded to a crash around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday on I-265 southbound at mile marker 5.

Police said a motorcyclist was speeding and swerving in and out of traffic when he lost control and went off the roadway. The motorcyclist then crashed into a pole in a wooded area and was ejected.

He was taken to UofL Hospital and died three days later.

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