PARIS, Ky. (LEX 18) — A man and woman killed in a Bourbon County crash Sunday have been identified.
According to the Bourbon County Coroner's Office, 18-year-old Genifer Estes, who was pregnant, died in the crash that happened at the intersection of Winchester Road and Spears Mill Road Sunday afternoon.
20-year-old Zackary Crisp of Missouri also died in the crash.
Estes leaves behind a 1-year-old daughter and had just graduated from high school in the spring.
"She just got her new apartment. She was supposed to start college on Tuesday and start work on the 13th," her father, Phillip Estes, told LEX 18.
"She had a heart of gold is what people say."
Estes and Crisp were in a relationship and passed away holding hands in the back seat of the car, Phillip Estes said.
In a statement to LEX 18, Crisp's sister wrote:
"Zack loved his family and his friends dearly, especially his little nephews and his siblings. Zack always had a good heart, but he was very stubborn. He loved to hunt, fish, play in the mud and do anything outside and especially spend time with everyone — Zack liked to talk a lot. Zack leaves all his family, friends and the people he cherished the most behind. Zack will never be forgotten he will always be in our hearts. But we ask that the community still keeps our family in their prayers."
Crisp's family is currently raising money to transport him back to Missouri for his burial.
Two others were transported to UK Hospital for injuries.
Mary Coronado, a pharmacist technician in Paris, came upon the scene on Sunday afternoon.
"My instinct was just to stop," Coronado said.
She sat with one of the survivors while awaiting the arrival of EMTs.
"I was with the young man, just holding his hand, talking with him," she said.
You can find a GoFundMe to donate to the Estes family here.
