Russell Springs, Ky. (April 17, 2019) – Trooper Jonathan Carlock is investigating a single vehicle fatal collision that occurred Tuesday morning, April 16, 2019 at approximately 9:41amCT 5 miles north of Russell Springs on US 127. Walter R. Parsons, 59, of Stanford, KY was operating a northbound 2013 Nissan Juke when he dropped off the shoulder of the roadway, overcorrected, struck an embankment, and overturned several times. Parsons was ejected from the vehicle. He was transported to the Russell County Hospital where he was pronounced deceased a short time later.
Trooper Carlock was assisted at the scene by Trooper Martin Wesley, Russell County EMS, and the Russell County Sheriff’s Department.