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LAUREL COUNTY â A 37-year-old London woman died Wednesday after she reportedly was thrown from the back of a pickup truck and hit a barn when the driver ran off the roadway and struck two fence posts and a tree. The driver was arrested for manslaughter following the crash.
Rebecca Warren was pronounced dead at the scene by the Laurel County Coroner s Office.
William Petrey, age 37, of Woodbine was arrested for second-degree manslaughter and is being held in Laurel County Correctional Center.
Laurel Sheriff s Lieut./Accident Reconstructionist Chris Edwards along with Laurel Sheriff s detectives and deputies investigated the crash which occurred on Pine Grove School Road, approximately 4 miles south of London at 8:55 a.m.
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LAUREL COUNTY â A London woman is dead and a male was airlifted to a Lexington hospital for serious injuries following a house fire on KY 192 early Thursday morning.
Flora Adams, 36, of London, was found deceased inside the residence located approximately 8 miles west of London. A male, whose name has not been released, was also located in the home and was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries.
The fire was reported around 9:14 a.m. in the 8000 block of KY 192. Members of the Bald Rock, Keavy and Laurel County Fire Department worked to extinguish the flames and evacuate the home while the smoke boiled from the residence. The roadway was blocked to all traffic while emergency personnel responded to the situation.