UPDATE: August 20, 2024 at 3:58 p.m.
Kentucky State Police reported that two people were arrested in connection to the moped crash that killed a 10-year-old on Aug. 4 in Whitley County.
Complaint warrants were served on Darius L. Wade and his girlfriend 32-year-old Danisha Martin.
Wade is charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and murder, while Martin is charged with complicity to commit murder, according to a release.
Both are lodged in the Whitley County Detention Center.
Original Story:
A 10-year-old is dead after a crash that happened on Sunday just after 11:00 p.m. on I-75 in Whitley County, according to Kentucky State Police.
KSP reports that a preliminary investigation shows that a 2011 Kia Sportage driven by 43-year-old Michael K. Stout hit a 49.6cc Rogue Scoot Star moped occupied by 31-year-old Darius L. Wade and a 10-year-old female.
Both Wade and the juvenile, KSP report, were transported by ambulance to Baptist Regional Hospital in Corbin and then flown by Air Evac to the University of Kentucky Hospital.
According to KSP, the juvenile died from her injuries and was pronounced dead by the Fayette County Coroner's Office.
KSP reports that alcohol is a suspected factor, and the collision is under investigation.
