Motorcycle Slams Into Horse Trailer

A deadly wreck involving a motorcycle and a horse trailer shut down a busy Lexington road for several hours Tuesday evening.

Police say the horse trailer pulled out in front of a motorcycle headed down Newtown Pike around 5:30pm. Rodney Holman, 51, slammed into the back of the trailer.

Holman was rushed to UK Hospital where he later died. A horse was in the trailer at the time of the crash, but it was not hurt. Police say

Holman was wearing a helmet.

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