A motorcyclist is dead following a two-vehicle crash on I-64 West early Friday morning in Goochland County.
According to a press release, Virginia State Police responded to the accident that happened two miles east of Shallow Well Road. A 2024 Kia Forte driven by a 20-year-old male from Louisa County rear-ended a 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by 49-year-old Shawn Michael Jones of Mechanicsville. Following the impact, the Kia lost control, rolled on its side and struck the guardrail on the left shoulder of the highway.
Jones, who was wearing a helmet, died at the scene. The Kia driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation and no charges have been filed at this time.