CINCINNATI — One person is dead following a crash involving a motorcycle in Cincinnati Thursday afternoon.
The Hamilton County Coroner's Office reported Friday that 29-year-old Justin Piper died at the hospital from injuries he sustained in the crash.
According to a press release by the Cincinnati Police Department, officers responded to the 200 block of W. 9th Street for reports of a crash.
Police said that Piper was driving a Kawasaki motorcycle west on 9th Street when he failed to stop at a red light and struck a Honda Civic.
The Honda was traveling south on Plum Street and was pushed into two unoccupied parked cars as a result of the crash.
Piper was transported to UC Medical Center where he died from his injuries.
The driver of the Honda was transported to UC Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said they believe excessive speed was a contributing factor to the crash.
This is an ongoing investigation.
