Motorcyclist dies while ‘practicing’ driving bike in Cheviot, police chief says

A 30-year-old woman died Sunday evening after an unusual single-vehicle motorcycle accident .

Alexis Rutland, of Cheviot, was pronounced dead at Mercy West Hospital, the Hamilton County Coroner’s sheet says.

Cheviot police were dispatched to the Cheviot Fieldhouse on Robb Avenue at 8:34 p.m. that day.

According to Cheviot Police Chief Jeffrey Patton, Rutland was practicing riding a three-wheel Canam bike in the parking lot when she was thrown from the motorcycle.

A preliminary investigation indicates Rutland landed on the concrete, resulting in life-threatening injuries.

The 30-year-old was transported to the hospital, but she was later pronounced dead.

Chief Patton says the crash investigation is ongoing.

Enquirer media partner Fox 19 provided this report.

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