Sunday, October 05, 2008
Floyd County Man Charged With Murder Following Friday Night Automobile Accident.
A Floyd County man has been charged with murder and fleeing the scene of an accident after a fatal automobile crash Friday night on U.S. 23 at Harold.
According to the Kentucky State Police 37 year-old Jonathan Pente of Harold was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of U.S.23 when the truck that he was operating collided head on with a van that was being driven by 21 year-old Christopher Boley of Pikeville. A passenger in Boley’s vehicle 63 year-old Loretta G. Elswick of Pikeville was pronounced dead at the scene. Also injured in the crash were 36 year-old Todd Elswick and Brent Elswick both of Pikeville. Following the crash Pente fled the scene on foot, but he was soon apprehended.
According to the Kentucky State Police 37 year-old Jonathan Pente of Harold was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of U.S.23 when the truck that he was operating collided head on with a van that was being driven by 21 year-old Christopher Boley of Pikeville. A passenger in Boley’s vehicle 63 year-old Loretta G. Elswick of Pikeville was pronounced dead at the scene. Also injured in the crash were 36 year-old Todd Elswick and Brent Elswick both of Pikeville. Following the crash Pente fled the scene on foot, but he was soon apprehended.
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