Fatal Collision In Meade County Monday Morning

The Meade County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 60 early Monday morning. The collision involved a car and a tractor trailer at the intersection of Highway 60 and Hill Grove Road/Shumate Road. The driver of the car was pronounced dead by the coroner and a passenger was transported to University of Louisville Hospital. The roadway was shut down for about four hours while Deputies and the Kentucky State Police recreated the collision. Meade County Deputies and Kentucky State Police were assisted by the State Highway Department, Meade County EMS, Flaherty Fire Department, Muldraugh Fire Department and the Meade County Coroner’s Office.