17-year-old dead after crash in LaRue County

The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal collision that occurred in LaRue County Saturday.

According to KSP Post Four, at approximately 12:20 p.m. on June 14 the LaRue County Sheriff’s office requested the KSP investigate a single-vehicle collision near the 9000 block of KY 210.

The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates that a 17-year-old from Campbellsville was operating a vehicle going east on KY 210 when for unknown reasons the vehicle exited the roadway, struck a guardrail, and overturned several times.

The 17-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene by the LaRue County Coroner’s Office. An adult and two juvenile passengers were transported to Taylor Regional Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The KSP says the affected portion of KY 210 was closed for several hours for accident reconstruction. The investigation of the collision remains ongoing.