A Caneyville teenager has been killed after leaving a wet roadway and striking a tree between Short Creek and Falls of Rough.
Monday evening at approximately 6:10, Grayson County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Clay Boone, Deputy Erik Franklin, the Falls of Rough Fire Department, and EMS responded to the single-vehicle accident in the 8900 block of Falls of Rough Road (Hwy 79).
Based on marks at the scene, a Chevrolet Blazer was traveling south when, coming out of a curve and on a wet roadway, the 17-year-old female driver lost control of the vehicle and left the road. The Blazer traveled about 180 feet before hitting a tree.
Falls of Rough firefighters used the “jaws of life” to extricate the victim from the Chevy.
Initially, the victim was going to be airlifted to an Evansville hospital from the Rough River State Park Airport, but “complications” arose at the airport. She was then transported by EMS to Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center where she was later pronounced deceased.
The coroner’s office has not yet released the name of the victim.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
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