A man has been sentenced in connection to the death of a northern Kentucky teenager killed after a tire flew off a truck on I-75 in Boone County.
The initial investigation showed that “another vehicle, possibly a dually pickup truck, was traveling northbound on I-75 when its tire suddenly broke away, causing it to roll out of control and over the concrete barrier, where it ultimately struck Collins’ vehicle,” the sheriff’s office said.
Collins was transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where she was pronounced deceased.
Six days later, 37-year-old Ricky A. Raider, of Cincinnati, “made himself known to law enforcement after reporting himself to the Independence Police Department,” according to the sheriff’s office. “Raider admitted that day that ‘he lost a tire on the interstate over the past weekend but didn’t believe his tire had hit anyone.’”
Several months later, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office obtained a phone conversation between Raider and a female inmate at the Bullitt County Detention Center that took place on the day of the accident.
During the recorded conversation, Raider is accused of admitting that he was traveling north on I-75 when a tire came off his 1993 Ford F-250.
“Raider went on to say that he witnessed the tire collide with Collins’ vehicle and knew that the collision likely resulted in someone being hurt or killed,” the sheriff’s office said.
Raider was sentenced this week to seven years in prison after previously pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious injury or death and persistent felony offender.
(Photo l-r: Ricky A. Raider, Lauren A, Collins, courtesy of Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Homes)
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
