A cyclist suffered life-threatening injuries Sunday evening after being struck by a pickup towing a boat, according to the Boone County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies were dispatched just before 6 p.m. Aug. 9 to the 5400 block of Limaburg Road in Burlington for a crash involving a truck and a cyclist.
Investigators said a 2026 GMC Sierra driven by Gregory Lefevre, 54, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, was traveling south on Limaburg Road while towing a boat. As Lefevre attempted to pass a cyclist traveling in the same direction, he misjudged the clearance, resulting in a collision.
The cyclist, Jessica E. Valentin Cruz, 41, of Florence, was airlifted to UC Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
Another cyclist was riding with Valentin Cruz, but was not struck
or injured. His name and age were not released
The Boone County Sheriff's Office Accident Reconstruction Unit is investigating the crash. No additional information about potential charges was released.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cyclist seriously injured in crash with truck towing boat in Boone County











