The Kentucky State Police has provided an update on the two-vehicle collision in Meade County Monday evening that left one man dead.
According to the KSP, the Meade County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from KSP troopers at approximately 6:43 p.m. on January 1 for an investigation into a crash near the 3100 block of Kentucky Route 1692.
The KSP says the preliminary investigation shows that 62-year-old Gregory Brown of Paynesville was driving a passenger vehicle heading north on KY 1692 when for unknown reasons he crossed the center line, colliding with a southbound pickup truck driven by Jeffrey Cox of Webster.
Brown was pronounced dead at the scene by the Meade County Coroner’s Office. Cox was transported to the University of Louisville Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
KY 1692 was closed for several hours for accident reconstruction. The investigation is ongoing. The KSP is asking any drivers that were in the area of the accident at around 6:18 p.m. to contact KSP Post Four at 270-766-5078.
