Ohio man whose tire ‘dismounted’ charged in connection with death of Kentucky teen

BOONE COUNTY, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — An Ohio man is due in court in connection with a highway crash that led to the death of a Kentucky teenager in July of 2023.

According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), 37-year-old Ricky Raider of Cincinnati was arrested on June 11 in connection with the death of 18-year-old Lauren Collins .

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On July 16, 2023, Collins was traveling northbound on I-75 when a tire from another vehicle detached, crossed the median into southbound traffic, and struck her windshield, according to authorities. Collins was taken to a hospital where she died from her injuries.

On July 22, 2023, Raider reportedly contacted police and said, “He lost a tire on the interstate over the past weekend but didn’t believe his tire had hit anyone.”

According to authorities, BCSO later obtained a recorded phone call between Raider and an inmate at the Bullit County Detention Center in which Raider admitted he was traveling north on I-75 at the time of the crash and that his tire “dismounted from his 1993 Ford F-250,” and that he also “knew that the collision likely resulted in someone being hurt or killed.”

Court documents said Raider was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, failing to render aid or assistance, and being a persistent felony offender.

Raider was lodged at the Boone County Detention Center.

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