According to Wayne County Sheriff Tim Catron a 59-year-old Wayne County man has died as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Sheriff Office Deputies were dispatched along with multiple agencies by the Wayne County 911 Dispatch Center at approximately 7:08 pm on June 30, 2025, to the accident scene which occurred on West Kentucky Highway 90 with the intersection of Kentucky Highway 1546. This is the same location as several other fatality accidents over the past years including one earlier this year.
Upon the Deputies arrival and investigation, they learned that a 2003 Chevrolet passenger car, occupied by the driver only was traveling west on Kentucky 90 when it passed another vehicle. It then collided with a 2001 Toyota pickup truck occupied by 2 adults and 2 children from Albany, KY. that was traveling eastbound. The driver of the Chevrolet passenger car was later pronounced deceased at the scene by Wayne County Coroner Gordon Hicks. All occupants of the Toyota pickup were treated at the scene by the Wayne County Emergency Services, then transported to the Wayne County Hospital and Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. Two patients were later flown to the University Hospital by PHI Medical Helicopter Services from the Wayne County Hospital.
The Wayne County Sheriff Deputy Jerry Meadows is continuing the investigation and was assisted at the scene by Deputies Brad Tucker, Valis Smedley and Zachery Bybee. Other agencies not already named included Monticello Police Department Officer Josh Asberry, multiple units from the Susie Fire Depart, Monticello Fire Department and the Wayne County Search and Rescue.