LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — A 72-year-old man was pronounced dead Saturday night following a single-vehicle crash in the Colson community, according to Kentucky State Police.
Authorities responded to a crash detection alert at approximately 11:52 p.m. near the intersection of KY-7 and KY-1410. Officers found a Lincoln MKZ that had gone over an embankment.
The preliminary investigation indicates the driver was transporting passenger Eugene Hall to the hospital for a medical emergency when he became unresponsive. The driver veered off KY-7 North and subsequently over-corrected, leading the vehicle to overturn onto its driver's side in a nearby creek.
Hall was pronounced dead at the scene by the Letcher County Coroner's Office. The driver was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center for treatment of her injuries.
The investigation is ongoing, Kentucky State Police added.