Troy police said Ball was traveling west in the curb lane in the 900 block of West Main Street just before noon when he was struck by the sport-utility vehicle also headed west, Troy police Capt. Joe Long said.
Ball was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His body was taken to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office for an autopsy.
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The driver of the SUV was injured, police said, but was taken to Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy as a precaution.
The crash remains under investigation.
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