One dead in motorcyle crash on Ky. 135

Crittenden EMS and first responders depart from the scene of a motorcycle fatality
Thursday afternoon on Ky. 135 just off Ky. 91 North in northern Crittenden County.

A woman was pronounced dead at the scene of a motorcycle crash Thursday afternoon on Ky. 135 in northern Crittenden County just off Ky. 91 North. The woman, who is believed to have been a passenger on the motorcycle, was not wearing a helmet, according to Crittenden County Sheriff's Deputy George Foster. It is the first traffic fatality in the county this year.

The driver was taken to the hospital for relatively minor injuries. There were no other vehicles involved.

Foster said the driver was from Illinois. He had just turned onto Ky. 135 headed toward Tolu from the southbound lane of Ky. 91 North. The wreck was first reported around 3:30 p.m.