Sheriff Greg Speck
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office
P.O. Box 752 Somerset, Kentucky 42502
Phone (606) 678-5145 Fax (606) 679-3119
PRESS RELEASE
January 10, 2018
According to Sheriff Greg Speck, deputies responded to a 911 Dispatch of an injury automobile accident at approximately 9 PM on Tuesday, January 9, 2018.
Deputy Brandon Smith arrived on the scene of the accident on Highway 80 in front of Mill Springs National Cemetery to find a single vehicle involved in the accident.
According to the driver, Austin Moore, age 16 of Nancy, Kentucky, he was westbound in a 2002 Ford Windstar when he left the roadway. The vehicle struck the culvert and flipped several times before coming to rest in the cemetery. He was treated at the scene by EMS and transported to Lake Cumberland Regional Medical Center for treatment of back injuries.
Wet road conditions may have contributed to the cause of the accident.
Units were assisted by volunteers of the Nancy Fire Department.
