LINCOLN COUNTY, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — An 81-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a commercial truck on Tuesday afternoon in Stanford.
Authorities said the incident occurred around 5:15 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 27 South and Kentucky 698. Kentucky State Police reported that a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer, driven by Clifford Walker, 81, attempted to turn onto U.S. 27 from KY 698 and collided with a semi-truck operated by Adam Grant, 44, of Columbia.
Investigators indicated that Grant was unable to avoid the collision. Walker sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by Lincoln County Coroner Farris Marcum.
No other injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities have not specified potential charges.
Traffic was impacted at the intersection as emergency responders assisted at the scene.