Police in Laurel County have released the named of the victims of an accident Tuesday morning that left one person dead and the other airlifted to the hospital.
The accident happened at about 10: 30 a.m. on Tom Cat Trail, located about four miles east of London. Police say that apparently a westbound 1988 blue Chevy S-10 pickup was traveling on rain slick roadway when it entered a curve and ran off the right shoulder, over corrected and traveled across the roadway out of control, hitting two trees off the left side of the roadway, and coming to rest off the road, over an embankment.
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The driver was partially ejected from the vehicle, and received fatal injuries. The passenger in the vehicle received critical head injuries.
The driver was identified as Robert Landon Parker, 19, of East Bernstadt. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Laurel County coroner.
The passenger, James A. Woods, 19, of was airlifted from the scene by helicopter to UK Hospital. There is no word on his current condition.
