Kentucky State Police investigating fatal crash during pursuit
KSP investigates fatal crash
MCCRACKEN CO., KY (WSIL) - Kentucky State Police say two people are dead after a car crash in McCracken County, Kentucky. They say one of the deceased is the driver of a car who was in a pursuit.
Police say the crash happened Monday, August 2 around 1:45 p.m. The McCracken County Sheriff's Office contacted Kentucky State Police to investigate a crash at the intersection of US Highway 60 and Cairo Road. The Sheriff's Department said one of the cars was fleeing from police.
An initial investigation says 27-year-old Lamont X. Young of De Soto, Illinois, was driving a Honda Civic. Police say he was fleeing from a Sheriff's Deputy who tried to arrest Young.