(LAUREL COUNTY, Ky.) — A three-vehicle crash on East Fourth Street Thursday afternoon left one man dead and a woman seriously injured.
According to the Laurel County Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred around 2:41 p.m. A Ford F-250, towing a trailer, failed to stop behind a pickup truck waiting to turn left and collided with it. The Ford then crossed the center line, striking a Chrysler Medallion head-on.
Authorities identified the driver of the Chrysler as 69-year-old Timothy Edwards of East Bernstadt. He was airlifted to the UK Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead by the Fayette County Coroner's Office. The passenger in the Chrysler, 67-year-old Susan Edwards, sustained serious injuries and is also receiving treatment at UK Medical Center.
The crash is under investigation, and no charges have been filed at this time.