MCCREARY COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky State Police are investigating a deadly crash that happened in McCreary County on December 4 around 5:45 p.m.
According to police, a GMC Sonoma operated by 85-year-old Earl Crabtree was traveling north on Beulah Height Road when he lost control of his vehicle and hit a tree.
Crabtree was trapped inside the vehicle but freed by the Whitley City Fire Department.
Police say he was taken via Air Medivac to Lexington, where he later died from his injuries.
This is an ongoing investigation.
