Kentucky State Police responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of US 60 and KY 144 in Breckinridge County around 6 p.m. Wednesday (12/28) that later resulted in a fatality.
The preliminary investigation revealed that 91 year-old Marian Novak, of Cloverport, was operating a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt westbound on US 60 when she attempted to make a left turn onto KY 144 and turned into the path of a eastbound 2005 Peterbilt semi tractor-trailer. The commercial motor vehicle was being operated by 37 year-old Freddy Brown, of London, Kentucky.
Novak was flown to the University of Louisville Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Brown reported no injuries to authorities.
On December 29 approximately 3:15 P.M. CST, Kentucky State Police Post 4 investigators were notified Novak had succumbed to her injuries resulting from the collision.
The affected portion of US 60 was closed for several hours in order to allow troopers to reconstruct the collision. Kentucky State Police was assisted at the scene by the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office and Breckinridge County EMS.
The collision remains under investigation by the Kentucky State Police.
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