At approximately 5:30 PM Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Deputies from the Pulaski Co. Sheriff's Office as well as Officers from the Burnside Police Department responded to a 911 call of an injury automobile accident.

Upon arrival at the scene, Deputy Tim Pierce found a 1997 Ford Pickup Truck in the ditch on the north side of East Antioch Avenue.  The operator of the vehicle, Toni L. Sharma, age 55 of Foxwood Drive, Burnside, Kentucky was found to be unresponsive. She was removed from the vehicle and CPR was begun.

Acting Burnside Police Chief, Sergeant Mike Hill began an investigation at the scene of the accident to determine its cause.  Interviews with eye witnesses determined that Ms. Sharma was eastbound on East Antioch Avenue when the pickup she was operating began to drift across the westbound lane and came to rest in the ditch.

Pulaski County EMS continued life saving measures upon their arrival.  However, those efforts were unsuccessful and Ms. Sharma was pronounced dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner Anthony Gossett.  A passenger in the vehicle, Inderjit R. Sharma, age 59 of Burnside, Kentucky was uninjured in the accident.

Pre- existing medical conditions may have been a contributing factor in the cause of the accident which remains under investigation by the Burnside Police Department and the Pulaski County Coroner's Office.  

Assisting at the scene were members of the Burnside Fire Department and Constable Mike Wallace.