Hindman man dies in motorcycle crash

By Ashlee Clark - aclark@herald-leader.com

A Hindman man died in a motorcycle crash early Friday.

Kentucky State Police say Christopher O. Pratt, 46, was riding his motorcycle about 1:35 a.m. on Yellow Creek Road in the Sassafras community of Knott County when he lost control and struck a support beam near a railroad track. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Knott County Deputy Coroner Donnie Salmons.

Pratt was not wearing a helmet.

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