One man is dead and another is seriously injured after a single-vehicle collision in Taylor County early Monday morning.
Kentucky State Police say troopers responded to the collision on Hatcher Road around 3:30 a.m.
Preliminary investigation revealed that 42 year-old Joseph Bott was driving west on Hatcher Road in a Honda Pioneer UTV when he failed to negotiate a curve, causing the vehicle to exit the roadway and overturn.
Bott was ejected from the vehicle as it overturned.
Bott was taken to Taylor Regional Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead by the Taylor County Coroner, according to Kentucky State Police.
A passenger in Bott’s vehicle, 42year-old Jeremy Wood was also taken to Taylor Regional Hospital and then airlifted to University of Kentucky Hospital with serious injuries.
The collision remains under investigation by the Kentucky State Police.
Source: WBKO
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