BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY, KY. (THECOUNT) — Jacob Gardner, of Irvington, Kentucky, has been identified as the victim in a Thursday night fatal vehicle crash in Breckinridge County.
Gardner, 21, was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-tractor Thursday night near Irvington.
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According to reports, a 39-year-old male big-rig driver from Rockport, Indiana, was traveling on US 60 near Invington, when for unknown reasons, the truck crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes. The vehicle then came into contact with a Honda operated by Gardner.
Gardner was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries at the scene.
The cause of the wreck remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Breckinridge County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,432. Its county seat is Hardinsburg, Kentucky. The county was named for John Breckinridge, a Kentucky Attorney General, state legislator, United States Senator, and United States Attorney General – Wikipedia.