Kentucky State Police responded to a two-vehicle collision in Nelson County Tuesday evening that resulted in a fatality.
Around 6 p.m. on April 22 Kentucky State Police Post 4 received a call from the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office requesting Kentucky State Police investigate a two-vehicle collision near the 800 block of KY-509 in the Coxs Creek Community of Nelson County.
The preliminary investigation revealed that 26 year-old Jonathan Hood, of Lawrenceburg, was operating a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado eastbound on KY-509 when, for unknown reasons, he crossed the center line and into the path of a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado operated by a 17-year-old juvenile.
Both Hood and the juvenile driver were transported to the University of Louisville Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. A passenger in the juvenile’s vehicle, 18 year-old McKinzi Raisor, of Bardstown, was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Nelson County Coroner’s Office.
The affected portion of KY-509 was closed for several hours to allow troopers to reconstruct the collision. Kentucky State Police was assisted at the scene by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, Nelson County EMS, Nelson County Fire Department, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Nelson County Coroner’s Office. The collision remains under investigation by the Kentucky State Police.
Source: KSP
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