Kentucky State Police Post 16 in Henderson is investigating a fatal collision that occurred Tuesday evening on Carter Road in Owensboro. At about 8:42 p.m., a trooper patrolling Carter Road notified Dispatch that he had located a collision on Carter Road near the U.S. 60 Bypass off-ramp. A 2007 Kawasaki motorcycle operated by 32-year-old Tyler Hamilton of Owensboro was traveling southbound on Carter Road when he failed to stop for a red traffic light at the U.S. 60 Bypass off-ramp. A 2023 Toyota Tacoma operated by 22-year-old Dylan Cook of Philpot was turning northbound onto Carter Road from the off-ramp when Hamilton’s motorcycle struck the driver’s side bed of Cook’s vehicle. Hamilton was ejected from the motorcycle and transported to Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. Cook and his passenger sustained minor injuries and were treated on scene by emergency medical personnel.
