Thursday, January 01, 2009
Letcher County Man Dies In Accident.
A Letcher County man died from a an early New Years Day accident. The mishap occurred on Route 610 at Virgie. Authorities identified the victim as 34 year-old William H. Hodge of Jenkins. According to a press release Hodge lost control of his vehicle while traveling west on Rt 610. The pickup truck he was operating struck a guardrail. Hodge was ejected through and out of the passenger side window. Authorities say that Hodge wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.