Kentucky State Police investigate fatal collision in Caldwell Co.

PRINCETON, Ky. (KFVS) - A deadly crash in Caldwell County, Kentucky is under investigation.

The crash happened around 12 p.m. on U.S. 62 west of Princeton on March 10 around 12 p.m.

The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Department requested Kentucky State Police Post 2 to investigate.

According to a release from KSP, a preliminary investigation shows an SUV and a Chevrolet Camaro were both traveling eastbound when they came up to a line of slowing traffic for a vehicle making a right turn into a business.

KSP said the SUV hit the Camaro in the rear causing the car to enter into the westbound lane of U.S. 62.

The car then crashed head-on into a pickup truck.

The driver of the car, 59-year-old Carl Miner, of Kuttawa, was killed in the crash.

Miner’s passenger, 20-year-old Christian Stayton, of Dawson Springs, was flown to an Evansville hospital.

The driver of the SUV, 31-year-old Michael Wright, of Princeton, and his passenger, Tiffani Wright, were taken to a Caldwell County hospital for their injuries.

The driver of the truck, Brandon Downs, 31 of Princeton, was taken to a Madisonville hospital for his injuries.

KSP said their investigation into the crash continues.

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