An Indiana man was killed in a collision in Meade County Friday.
Kentucky State Police Post Four says at approximately 3:27 p.m. on May 29 troopers responded to a call regarding a fatal collision on Bypass Road near High Street in Meade County.
The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates a vehicle operated by 34-year-old Dustin Farmer of Central, Indiana, was heading north on Bypass Road when it crossed into the center turn lane and collided head-on with a pickup truck operated by Maia Fisher of Mansfield, Missouri.
Farmer was pronounced dead at the scene by the Meade County Coroner’s Office. Fisher, along with two juveniles in Farmer’s vehicle, sustained serious injuries. Fisher was flown to the University of Louisville Hospital while the juveniles were transported to U of L Hospital and Norton Children’s Hospital.
Meanwhile, Kentucky State Police Post Three is conducting a death investigation in Hart County. KSP Post Three says at approximately noon on May 30 troopers responded to a call from the Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office regarding a possible death at the Dog Creek Recreation Area. Troopers located an unconscious woman lying in a green tent. The woman, identified as 43-year-old Edith Vaughn of Cub Run, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Hart County Coroner’s Office.
KSP Post Four’s investigation of the collision and KSP Post Three’s death investigation are both ongoing.
