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A fatal collision occurred in Elizabethtown last night. Public Information Officer for the Elizabethtown Police Department, Chris Denham stated, “At around 8:30 Monday evening we were called to the 900 block of North Mulberry Street, in reference to a serious motor vehicle collision. A preliminary investigation indicates, a Hyundai passenger car being operated by an adult male, was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of North Mulberry when it crossed into the path of an eastbound Toyota SUV being operated by an adult female.” The operator of the Hyundai was pronounced dead on the scene. The operator of the Toyota SUV was transported from the scene by Hardin County EMS with minor injuries. The investigation is currently ongoing and being handled by the Elizabethtown Police Departments Collision Reconstruction Team.

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Baptist Health Hardin has selected a new president. Robert Ramey has been selected and his first day of the job will be January 1st of next year. He is currently president at Baptist Health Madisonville and has been since 2015. Has been with the Baptist Health System for over 25 years. He is replacing 52-year-old Dennis Johnson who left to take over a North Carolina hospital.

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A fatal collision took place last week in Meade County. Last Thursday, Kentucky State Police responded to a two-vehicle fatal collision on Kentucky 79 near Kentucky 313 in Brandenburg. Preliminary investigation indicates, a vehicle operated by 39-year-old Kristin Sowder of Brandenburg was traveling south on Kentucky 79, when for unknown reasons Sowder’s vehicle crossed the centerline into the path of a vehicle operated by 49-year-old Robert Stidham of Mauckport, Indiana. Sowder’s vehicle left the roadway and overturned, she was pronounced dead on the scene. A 4-year-old passenger was transported to Kosair Children’s Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The investigation remains ongoing.

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