Indiana motorcyclist killed in northern Kentucky car crash

CARROLLTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — An Indiana man was killed in a Friday afternoon crash in Carrollton after he was allegedly hit by another vehicle while driving a motorcycle.

Kentucky State Police said in a news release that troopers with Post 5 in Campbellsburg responded around 3:10 p.m. to the deadly crash on Ladder Lane after being contacted by Carroll County deputies.

State police said 68-year-old Ernie Proffitt of Florence, Indiana, was driving a 1999 Harley-Davidson motorcycle when a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze driven by 51-year-old Elvis Soza Alarcon of Carrollton allegedly crossed the center line and hit Proffitt.

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The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by the Carroll County Coroner’s Office. More information about the investigation will be released as it becomes available.

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