A four-year-old girl was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Christian County Tuesday night.
The accident happened at about 6 p.m. on Dr Martin Luther King Jr Way in Hopkinsville. Brooklyn Coleman, of Hopkinsville, was killed when the SUV she was a back seat passenger in lost control when crossing a bridge which was covered with ice. The SUV then left the roadway and struck a guardrail before coming to rest.
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Brooklyn was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision by Christian County Coroner Dorris Lamb. The 1998 Ford Explorer was being driven by 29-year-old Amber K. Coleman of Hopkinsville and another passenger in the vehicle was 29-year-old Brian F. Baker, also Hopkinsville. Amber Coleman was treated for non-life threatening injuries at Jennie Stuart Medical Center while Baker sustained no serious injuries.
Police say it appears Brooklyn Coleman was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision. Both Amber Coleman and Baker were wearing seatbelts.
