Covington police identify man found dead on I-71/75 near 12th Street

Jeanne Houck and Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer
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Covington police are investigating the death of a man found lifeless and lying against a traffic barrier on northbound Interstate 71/75 near the 12th Street exit shortly before 7 a.m. today.
Covington police are investigating the death of a man found lifeless and lying against a traffic barrier on northbound Interstate 71/75 near the 12th Street exit shortly before 7 a.m. today.

Covington police have identified a man found lying against a traffic barrier on northbound Interstate 71/75 near the 12th Street exit Monday morning.

Police said the victim is 60-year-old Donald Holt, of Independence, Kentucky.

Officers believe Holt was struck by a passing vehicle – likely a tractor-trailer, police said in a news release.

Police said Holt was seen at St. Elizabeth Covington Hospital about 3 a.m. Monday.

Officers are unsure why he was on the interstate or what time he was struck.

Police found Holt shortly before 7 a.m. Traffic lanes there have since reopened in both directions.

Anyone with information about the man's death is asked to call police at 859-292-2252.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Covington police: Man found dead on interstate likely hit by tractor-trailer