Kentucky State Police Post Four is investigating a fatal collision that occurred Saturday in Grayson County.
According to the KSP, at approximately 1:08 p.m. on August 26 troopers responded to a call from the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office requesting assistance with a collision at the intersection of William Thomason Byway and Salt River Road.
The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates 70-year-old Elizabeth Roof of Leitchfield was driving east on Salt River Road when she failed to stop at the intersection with the William Thomason Byway. After entering the intersection, Roof’s vehicle struck a northbound vehicle being driven by Michael Richardson of Tipp City, Ohio.
Roof was transported to Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead by the Grayson County Coroner’s Office. Richardson was transported to Norton hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The William Thomason Byway was shut down for several hours due to accident reconstruction. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
