Overview
- A single-vehicle motorcycle left the roadway on the 11000 block of Dixie Highway near Duffel Lane and struck a metal gate, ejecting the rider who was later pronounced dead at the scene.
- Officials identified the rider as 47-year-old Robert Schultze of Williamstown, Kentucky and said first responders pronounced him shortly after they arrived.
- The Boone County Sheriff’s Office described early findings that speed and alcohol appear to have contributed to the crash.
- Authorities reported that Schultze was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision and that the roadway was closed for about three hours while crews worked the scene.
- The sheriff’s office is continuing an active investigation and has not yet released final toxicology or forensic results that would confirm the preliminary causes.