OWSLEY COUNTY, KY. (THECOUNT) — Tonya Peters, of Ricetown, Kentucky, has been identified as the victim in a Wednesday night fatal Polaris RZR crash in Owsley County.
Peters, 47, a beloved Owsley County teacher, was killed in a UTV crash near her Ricetown home on Wednesday.
According to reports, Peters was operating a Polaris RZR at the KY-2024/ Sammy Peters Road junction, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle exited the roadway around 7 p.m. Wednesday. Peters was then ejected from the UTV.
Peters was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries at the scene.
Scores of friends, colleagues and family members took to Facebook to remember Peters. Below is just a sampling of the outpouring of condolences:
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Owsley County is a county located in the Eastern Coalfield region of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,051, making it the second-least populous county in Kentucky. The county seat is Booneville – Wikipedia.
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