| A single vehicle accident proved to be fatal for an Oldham County man on Wednesday morning around 5:00AM. Crews from LFRD, Oldham County Police and Oldham County EMS responded to the scene and reported one vehicle on the Northbound side of the roadway that had struck a guardrail. Police reported that the guardrail had entered the passenger compartment at the left front door and exited through the right rear door. A male subject that was in the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A man is dead after a single vehicle accident in Oldham County.
According to Oldham County Dispatch, the crash happened around 5:15 a.m. Wednesday on Highway 393, just north of Centerfield Drive.
Police initially responded to the vehicle on a report the blue Chevy had been abandoned. Once crews arrived on the scene they discovered a guardrail had pierced through the driver side of the car and was hanging out of the passenger side, hitting the driver John Gebhart, 22.
LaGrange police said Gebhart was traveling southbound in the northbound lane when he lost control, veered off the shoulder of the road and struck the guardrail.
Gebhart was dead at the wheel when police arrived on the scene.
Gebhart was wearing at seatbelt at the time of the crash. Police said they are unsure if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the wreck. His body has been sent off to be autopsied.
Anyone with additional information concerning the crash is asked to call Oldham County Police at (502) 222- 1300. |
