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\nA moped driver was killed and another driver arrested Sunday after a two-vehicle crash in Taylor County.<\/p>\n
\nA moped driver was killed and another driver arrested Sunday after a two-vehicle crash in Taylor County.<\/p>\n
According to Kentucky State Police Post 15 in Columbia, the crash happened around 4:13 p.m. near the intersection of Meader Street and Handley Avenue.<\/p>\n
A preliminary investigation found that 78 year-old Howard Poling, of Campbellsville, was driving east on Handley Avenue in a 2003 Ford Expedition when he attempted to cross Meader Street.<\/p>\n
Police say he failed to see a moped in his path, leading to the crash.<\/p>\n
The moped\u2019s rider, 55 year-old Johnny Dickens, of Campbellsville, was pronounced dead at the scene. Poling was not injured.<\/p>\n
Poling was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide, DUI (first offense, aggravated circumstance), possession of an open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle, and other traffic offenses.<\/p>\n
He remains in custody at the Taylor County jail.<\/p>\n
Kentucky State Police is leading the investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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