WNKY 40 News
April 3, 2021
Chalybeate, Ky. – On April 3, 2021, around 12:00 PM, Kentucky State Police Post 3 was requested by the Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office to investigate a fatal collision.
Troopers responded to the scene of the collision that occurred on Denham Road near the intersection of Noah Bledsoe Road in Edmonson County.
According to a report, 91 year-old Wilmon N. Linger, of Smiths Grove, was operating a 2005 Pontiac van on Noah Bledsoe Road.
Linger veered onto Denham Road where his vehicle exited the right side of the roadway, striking a tree and causing the vehicle to overturn.
A passenger in the vehicle, 88 year-old Mary C. Linger , of Smiths Grove, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Edmonson County Coroner’s Office.