The coroner has identified the 18-year-old who died in a go-kart accident

A man is dead after a go-kart crashed in Dayton on Monday night.

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Dayton police and medics were called to the 1100 block of Kemper Avenue just before 6 p.m.

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According to a Dayton police spokesman, a preliminary investigation revealed that the 18-year-old was driving a go-kart in the area when it rear-ended a parked pickup truck.

The man was taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.

The man was identified as Lucas Hamilton, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.

The Dayton Police Department’s Traffic Services Unit is investigating the crash.

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