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Motorcycle driver, passenger killed in collision with pickup truck in Jessamine County

Posted at 10:38 AM, May 13, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-13 10:38:05-04

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — Two people from Jessamine County have died after a collision involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck.

The Fayette County Coroner's Office says it happened at US 27 at Industry Parkway in Nicholasville. The driver of the motorcycle, 37-year-old Aaron Duke, was traveling north shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday when the collision happened.

Authorities say EMS responded to the scene and took Duke, along with 34-year-old Melissa Scott, a passenger on the motorcycle, to UK Medical Center. Both died shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.