A 13-year-old driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Knox County early Monday morning.
Kentucky State Police say a Barbourville police officer spotted a Nissan Altima driving along KY-3439 with its headlights off around 2:30 a.m. Before the officer could initiate a traffic stop, the car went off the left shoulder and flipped, ejecting both occupants.
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Family members confirm that 13-year-old Jathan Malachi Patterson was pronounced dead at the scene. EMS took a 14-year-old passenger to Knox County Hospital for treatment of injuries officials described as non-life threatening.
The accident happened pretty close to the teen’s home. According to officials, Patterson’s mother didn’t even know that he was gone until troopers knocked on her door this morning.
