LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police are investigating an early morning crash on the Greenbelt Highway that killed one and injured an Uber driver.
Police said a little after midnight Saturday morning, an Uber driver was leaving the driveway of a business with a passenger inside. The driver was attempting to make a left turn to go south on the Greenbelt, according to police.
A motorcyclist heading north on the Greenbelt Highway was traveling at "a high rate of speed" and struck the back of the Uber driver's van.
The Jefferson County Coroner's office identified the motorcyclist as 29-year-old Logan Vardeman.
Police said that when Vardeman impacted the Uber driver's van, it caused the van to rotate about 100 degrees counterclockwise.
According to LMPD, the Uber driver's passenger was not injured. However, the Uber driver was taken to Norton Suburban Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said Vardeman was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene.
LMPD said the department is investigating the accident.
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