Crash on Russellville Road under investigation, overdose suspected

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — Emergency crews responded to a crash near the underpass on Russellville Road in Bowling Green.

Officials with the Bowling Green Police Department and Bowling Green Fire Department were dispatched to the scene Saturday afternoon.

Captain Kyle Hampton with the BGFD says Rescue 1 responded to a single-vehicle crash on Russellville Road. Crews provided emergency medical care, and one patient was flown to an area hospital with a possible head injury.

According to a police traffic collision form provided by the Bowling Green Police Department, a witness stated they were driving behind the vehicle on Russellville Road between Morgantown Road and University Boulevard.

The witness stated that the vehicle hit a curb and then crashed into the rock wall.

A second witness corroborated this account, according to police.

The driver, 54-year-old Kenric Brown, of Bowling Green, sustained head and neck injuries.

BGPD says first responders administered Narcan on Brown and he was revived.

This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.