Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Elderly Man Drowns In Perry County Accident
KENTUCKY....
Authorities say, around 1:00 P.M. Tuesday afternoon, 86 year old Jesse Young of Hazard drove off of a steep embankment of Highway 451 near the community of Busy in Perry County, going into the north branch of the Kentucky River. Two people who saw the accident called out to help, but Young responded that he "would be all right." The truck then submerged with Young inside, and witnesses lost sight of it. About 1:00 P.M. Wednesday his body was recovered in the driver's seat of his truck.
Authorities say, around 1:00 P.M. Tuesday afternoon, 86 year old Jesse Young of Hazard drove off of a steep embankment of Highway 451 near the community of Busy in Perry County, going into the north branch of the Kentucky River. Two people who saw the accident called out to help, but Young responded that he "would be all right." The truck then submerged with Young inside, and witnesses lost sight of it. About 1:00 P.M. Wednesday his body was recovered in the driver's seat of his truck.
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