Area motorcyclist killed

Keith Tipton, 47, hit a car involved in a separate accident.

Staff Report

A Middletown-area man riding his motorcycle was killed Saturday morning in a three-vehicle crash in Union, Ky.

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Keith Tipton, 47. According to investigators, the crash occurred about 9:05 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. 42 and Rice Pike.

Dylan Plvan, 16, of Union, was making a left turn from Rice Pike onto U.S. 42 in a Jeep Liberty when he ran into the driver’s side of a northbound Toyota Camry driven by Kerissa Carter, 19.

Investigators said the Camry skidded sideways into the southbound lane directly into the path of Tipton’s motorcycle.

Tipton was pronounced dead at the scene.

No other information was available from investigators as of Sunday evening.