18-year-old died in crash just weeks before graduation
NELSON COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) A Nelson County family is in mourning after their 18-year-old died in a crash Tuesday just weeks before his high school graduation.
The crash happened just before 4 a.m. on Highway 245 near Spencer-Mattingly Road. It claimed the life of Draven Greenwell, from Bloomfield.
According to Kentucky State Police, Greenwell was driving north on Highway 245 in a Toyota Matrix when, for reasons unknown, he crossed the center line and went into the southbound lane. He then struck a commercial tractor-trailer head-on, officials said.
Greenwell died at the scene.
Relatives said the 18-year-0ld would have graduated this month from Nelson County High School. They said his death was a “very sudden and unexpected loss.”
Nelson County 18-year-old died in crash just weeks before graduation Share Updated: 4:04 PM EDT May 5, 2021
Nelson County 18-year-old died in crash just weeks before graduation Share Updated: 4:04 PM EDT May 5, 2021
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Show Transcript UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION NEW TONIGHT AT SIX A BLOOMFIELD TEENAGER IS KILLED IN A CRASH IN BARDSTOWN HAD HAPPENED EARLY THIS MORNING ON HIGHWAY 245 NEAR SPENCER MATTINGLY ROAD. POLICE. SAY 18 YEAR OLD DRAVEN GREENWELL WAS DRIVING NORTH WHEN HIS CAR CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND HIT A SEMI HEAD ON GREENWELL D
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18-year-old died in crash just weeks before graduation
NELSON COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) A Nelson County family is in mourning after their 18-year-old died in a crash Tuesday just weeks before his high school graduation.
The crash happened just before 4 a.m. on Highway 245 near Spencer-Mattingly Road. It claimed the life of Draven Greenwell, from Bloomfield.
According to Kentucky State Police, Greenwell was driving north on Highway 245 in a Toyota Matrix when, for reasons unknown, he crossed the center line and went into the southbound lane. He then struck a commercial tractor-trailer head-on, officials said.
Greenwell died at the scene.
Relatives said the 18-year-0ld would have graduated this month from Nelson County High School. They said his death was a “very sudden and unexpected loss.”
An 18-year-old Nelson County High School student was killed Tuesday morning in a crash on Highway 245 in Bardstown, according to Kentucky State Police.
Troopers responded to the crash involving two vehicles about 4 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 245 near Spencer-Mattingly Lane in Bardstown, according to a state police news release.
A preliminary investigation found Draven Greenwell, 18, of Bloomfield, was driving north on Highway 245 when for unknown reasons, his Toyota Matrix crossed the center line into the southbound lane and hit a tractor-trailer head on.
Greenwell was pronounced dead at the scene, according to state police.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, and a portion of the highway was closed for several hours Tuesday as troopers reconstructed the crash, which remains under investigation, according to Kentucky State Police.