 |
| Kentucky State Police investigate the scene of an incident Saturday evening where a vehicle crashed into a Marion home, killing the woman inside. |
UPDATE: 1:25 p.m. Sunday
Kentucky State Police have identified the driver of the truck and the victim in a Saturday evening incident where a vehicle crashed into a Marion home, killing the woman inside.
Mary C. Bass, 72, of 506 Shady Grove Road has been identified as the victim. She died when a vehicle driven by Christopher Hill, 43, of Marion failed to stop at the intersection of Guess Drive and Old Shady Grove Road. Hill's 2008 GMC Sierra continued across the front lawn and into Bass' home, where she was sitting in her living room.
The first call reporting the incident to Marion dispatch was at 6:49 p.m.
Bass was pronounced dead at the scene by Crittenden County Coroner's Office. Hill refused treatment for possible injuries.
The investigation is ongoing by Trooper Jacob Stephens.
More on this story can be found in this week's issue of The Crittenden Press.
ORIGINAL POST
A Marion woman is dead tonight after a pickup truck crashed into her home on Old Shady Grove Road.
According to local authorities, for a reason unreported at the time of this post, the driver of the truck failed to stop at the end of Guess Drive, shooting across Old Shady Grove Road and entering the woman's yard directly across from the intersection. Two witnesses reported the vehicle appeared to accelerate into the home, where the woman was resting in her living room.
She was reportedly pinned under the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. The truck was completely inside the home. A wrecker is on the scene at this time to remove the vehicle.
Kentucky State Police are investigating the incident, which occurred shortly before 7 p.m.
The driver of the truck was temporarily detained for questioning, according to authorities, but no charges have been filed.
Neither the name of the victim nor the driver of the truck have been released.
Further details from KSP will be released when the preliminary investigation is completed.
