03-03-2025
Man killed, another hurt in Gallatin County crash
GALLATIN COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — An investigation is underway in Gallatin County after an 18-year-old man was killed and a 20-year-old man was taken to the hospital following a Saturday night crash.
According to the Kentucky State Police Department (KSP), it happened near the Kentucky Highway 1039 intersection with Knox Lillard Road.
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Just after 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, troopers with KSP Post 5 in Campbellsburg were dispatched to the scene of the crash. An initial investigation showed that a 2007 Chrysler minivan was heading north, driven by Kyle Jones, 18, of Ghent, when, for unknown reasons, he allegedly drove across the center line and hit a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe, which was heading south, driven by Andrew Heichelbech, 20, of Owenton.
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Jones was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene by the Gallatin County Coroner's Office, and Heichelbech was flown by helicopter to a hospital for treatment of his injuries.
An investigation into the deadly crash remains ongoing by KSP Post 5.
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