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\nThe Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team is investigating a two-vehicle single fatality crash in Breckinridge County. <\/p>\n
\nThe Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team is investigating a two-vehicle single fatality crash in Breckinridge County. <\/p>\n
On Sunday, March 10, 2024, at approximately 5:30 P.M. EST, a trooper was conducting speed enforcement on KY-313 near the Flaherty community in Meade County. The trooper observed a 2009 Ford Fusion traveling at a high rate of speed initiated a traffic stop however, the driver refused to stop, and a pursuit ensued. <\/p>\n
The pursuit then turned west onto KY-333 before entering Breckinridge County. At the intersection of McDonald Lane, the fleeing vehicle crossed the center line and into the path of a 2009 Jeep Wrangler, operated by 40 year-old Jordan Lynch of Custer. <\/p>\n
The operator of the Ford, 51 year-old Rodney Richards, of Radcliff, was pronounced deceased by the Breckinridge County Coroner’s Office. Lynch was flown to the University of Louisville Hospital with life-threatening injuries. A 14-year-old passenger in Lynch’s vehicle was flown to Norton Children’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n
The affected portion of KY-333 was closed for several hours in order to allow troopers to reconstruct the collision. <\/p>\n
Kentucky State Police was assisted at the scene by the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office, Meade County Sheriff’s Office, Breckinridge County Coroner’s Office, and Breckinridge County EMS.<\/p>\n
The collision remains under investigation by Kentucky State Police’s Critical Incident Response Team. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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