SCOTT COUNTY, KY. (THECOUNT) — Clarissa Walker Burton, 32, of Stamping Ground, Kentucky, has been identified as the woman killed Thursday morning in a Jeep-SUV crash at the intersection of Long Lick Pike and Skinnersburg Road in Georgetown.
The collision happened around 9:22 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, according to the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. Walker was pronounced dead at the scene, Scott County Coroner Mark Sutton confirmed.
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Investigators say the driver of a Ford Explorer was attempting to turn left onto Long Lick Pike from Skinnersburg Road when a Jeep Wrangler struck the SUV. The impact sent the Jeep rolling over before it slammed into a telephone pole.
Scott County Sheriff’s Office officials described the vehicles as small or midsize SUVs. The crash prompted an investigation and reconstruction by local authorities.
Two people were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators do not believe either driver was impaired at the time of the collision, according to the sheriff’s office.
The crash remains under investigation. Authorities have not publicly identified which vehicle Walker was occupying.
The collision occurred at Long Lick Pike and Skinnersburg Road in rural Scott County, northeast of Georgetown and within the greater Lexington, Kentucky, region. The map link identifies the reported intersection; the precise point of impact has not been independently confirmed.
Google Maps: Approximate crash location at Long Lick Pike and Skinnersburg Road
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