The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal accident on the Western Kentucky Parkway.
The KSP says Post Four troopers were requested by the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office just before 1:30 p.m. on June 4 to investigate a two-vehicle collision near the 116 mile marker between the Clarkson and White Mills exits. According to the KSP, the preliminary investigation indicates that 28-year-old Kelsey Dunn of Elkton was traveling east in her vehicle when she lost control operating in heavy rainfall. The vehicle crossed the median and ended up in the path of a westbound semi-tractor trailer.
Dunn was pronounced dead at the scene by the Grayson County Coroner’s Office. The operator of the semi reported no injuries.
Dunn was the director of bands at North Hardin High School. Hardin County Schools Superintendent Teresa Morgan said in a release:
“Generations will feel the impact Ms. Dunn made on students, her fellow staff members, the school, alumni, band boosters, and our community. She cultivated and nurtured relationships with students and ensured that their performances and presentations represented North Hardin High School with class, respect, and dignity. Ms. Dunn was passionate about her students and their well-being. She was more than a teacher; she was a mentor and a friend to all she encountered. Her dedication to North Hardin was immeasurable. She gave so much of herself to her bands and NHHS as a whole.”
The HCS Crisis Response Team will be at North Hardin High School beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday to meet with students and staff in need of support.
The crash was one of three that impacted the area Tuesday, along with a westbound Western Kentucky Parkway accident near mile marker 124 involving an overturned semi hauling lumber and a crash that resulted in spilled cargo on Interstate 65 in Hart County.
“That northbound crash just north of Munfordville blocked traffic until about 6:30 p.m. down there local time, and then on the Western Kentucky Parkway that westbound crash near mile marker 116 cleared around 5:30 p.m. local time and the eastbound crash near White Mills cleared around 8:30 p.m.,” said Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four Public Information Officer Chris Jessie.
The heavy rain impacted efforts to clear debris from the accidents.
