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Police: Man dead after single-vehicle crash in Barren County

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GLASGOW, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Barren County Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash after one man died on Friday afternoon.

According to police, 35-year-old Kent Blackburn was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee heading eastbound on Old Bowling Green Road when he went off the road, causing him to lose control of the vehicle.

The vehicle hit a ditch, causing it to overturn on its top in the roadway before coming to a rest.

Blackburn was taken to TJ Samson Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.