Covington, KY : 39-year-old Independence man died in a single-vehicle crash on Hands Pike in Kenton County on Tuesday morning, March 10, 2015

Police identified the person who died in a single-vehicle crash on Hands Pike in Covington early Tuesday.

The driver of the vehicle has been identified as Jason Carpenter, 39, of Independence.

Police closed part of the road near Edwin Drive just after 4 a.m. when they responded for the report of a vehicle that crashed off the curvy road and into a tree, a police dispatcher said.

Police remained at the scene for hours reconstructing the crash. The roadway reopened by 8:30 a.m., a dispatcher said.

The crash is currently under investigation.

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Police identify victim in fatal Covington crash