Woman dies after rollover crash in Perry County
CHAVIES, Ky. – One person has died after a rollover crash in Perry County over the weekend.
According to Trooper Matt Gayheart, public affairs officer for the Kentucky State Police Post 13, on Saturday, Nov. 7 shortly after midnight, troopers received a call from Perry County 911 requesting assistance with a single-vehicle crash on KY-15 in the Chavies community.
Authorities say a preliminary investigation indicated 35-year-old Amanda Carter of Burdine was driving northbound on KY-15 when she failed to negotiate a curve, crossing into the southbound lane before hitting a guardrail, overturning and ultimately stopping against an earth embankment.
Troopers say Carter was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision and was ejected from the vehicle, sustaining fatal injuries.
She was pronounced dead at the scene by the Perry County Coroner’s Office.
A passenger in the vehicle was transported to Hazard ARH for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, authorities say.
An autopsy has been scheduled, and toxicology results are pending. The collision remains under investigation.
