WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A woman and a child are dead after a crash Tuesday morning in Whitley County.
Around 7:35 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a crash involving two cars on Bee Creek Road in Whitley County.
Officials say the initial investigation indicates that 33-year-old Stephanie N. Smith of Corbin was driving southbound in a 2017 GMC Acadia. Smith's vehicle crossed the center line and hit a Lexus passenger car driven by 67-year-old Diana L. Alsip of Corbin.
10-year-old Drake Southerland, who was a passenger in the GMC Acadia, suffered serious injuries and was transported to St. Joe's Hospital in London. He was pronounced dead by the Laurel County Coroner's Office at 9:48 a.m.
Corbin Independent Schools sent the following message to parents:
A second juvenile in the Acadia was transported to a local hospital and later released. Smith was also treated and released.
Alsip was airlifted to the University of Tennessee Hospital and later died from her injuries.
One juvenile passenger in the Lexus was airlifted to UK Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
This is an ongoing investigation.
