KY Man Richard Shepard ID’d As Victim In Sunday Night Pewee Valley Fatal Head-On Crash

OLDHAM COUNTY, KY. (THECOUNT) — Richard Shepard, of Crestwood, Kentucky, has been identified as the victim in a two-vehicle crash Sunday night in Oldham County.

Shepard, 22, was killed in a two-vehicle crash near Pewee Valley Sunday night.

According to reports, Shepard was operating a Honda Civic on Wooldridge Avenue in Pewee Valley, when for unknown reasons, the Honda crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes around 6:20 p.m. Sunday. The vehicle then came into head-on contact with a Hyundai Sonata.

Shepard was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The Sonata driver was transported to an area hospital with unknown injuries.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the victim:

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Anyone with possible information on the collision should call the Oldham County Police Department at (502) 222-1300.

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Geo quick facts: Oldham County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state and commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 60,316. Its county seat is La Grange. The county is named for Colonel William Oldham – Wikipedia.