KSP investigate fatal crash in Edmonson County

SMITHS GROVE, Ky. – Kentucky State Police are investigating a fatal collision in Edmonson County.

KSP received a call from Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office regarding a single-vehicle fatal collision. Troopers responded to the scene in Smiths Grove on Louisville Road.

According to a release, a preliminary investigation indicates that a white 2017 Lexus operated by 38-year-old Melissa Sargent of Charleston, South Carolina was traveling south on Louisville Road.

Police say the vehicle crossed the northbound lane and left the roadway, causing the vehicle to overturn.

Sargent was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead on the scene by the Edmonson County Coroner’s Office.