1 dead after collision with tractor trailer in Ohio County

OHIO COUNTY, Ky. – One person is dead after a collision Thursday in Ohio County, authorities say.

The Ohio County Sheriff’s Office says dispatch received a call for a two-vehicle collision around 12:14 a.m. in the 3000 block of US Highway 231 South near Cromwell.

Upon arrival, deputies say they discovered a 2002 Buick Century driven by Gary Huxoll of Madisonville, Kentucky was traveling northbound and collided with a tractor trailer that was traveling south on 231, operated by Kenneth David from North Carolina.

Huxoll was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ohio County Coroner’s Office.

The investigation is ongoing.

The sheriff’s office was assisted on the scene by the Beaver Dam and Cromwell fire departments, Ohio County EMS and the Ohio County Coroner’s Office.