02-05-2025
1 dead, 4 injured following two-vehicle crash at Clinton County intersection
CLINTON COUNTY, Ky. (WKRN) — A 21-year-old died and at least four others, including minors, were injured after two vehicles collided at an intersection in Clinton County Thursday afternoon.
According to Kentucky State Police, troopers were sent to the intersection of U.S. 127 and KY 558 at approximately 4:10 p.m. to respond to the two-vehicle crash.
A preliminary investigation reportedly indicates that 21-year-old Kayelyn Garrett, of Livingston, Tennessee, was traveling west on KY 558 in a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe when she approached the intersection of U.S. 127.
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Officials said she entered the intersection into the path of a 1999 Dodge Dakota, which was traveling north on U.S. 127, and both vehicles collidied.
According to KSP, Garrett was taken to the Medical Center at Albany, where she died from her injuries.
Meanwhile, the 18-year-old driver of the Dodge and a minor passenger in the Chevrolet were both taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital to be treated for serious injuries. Police added that a 23-year-old woman and an additional juvenile in the Chevrolet were taken to the Medical Center at Albany for minor injuries.
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Several agencies—including the Clinton County Sheriff's Department, Albany Police Department, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Clinton County Fire/EMS—responded to the scene.
The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation, per KSP. No additional details were released.
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