JEFFERSON COUNTY, KY – Authorities said a man died when his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a van in Louisville Saturday morning, WAVE reports.
Police responded to the scene on the 10900 block of Greenbelt Highway after the incident occurred at about 12:20 a.m.
Investigators said 29-year-old Logan Vardeman was riding a motorcycle north at a high rate of speed. He collided with a van working as an Uber taxi that was turning out of a driveway to head south on Greenbelt Highway.
Vardeman struck the rear of the van on the driver’s side, and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a helmet, officials said.
The driver of the van was transported to Norton Suburban Hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. A passenger in the van was not hurt.
The accident remains under investigation by the Louisville Metro Police Department Traffic Unit.
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