Edmonton, KY (May 5, 2020) – On Saturday, May 2, 2020 KSP Trooper Jonathan Paull investigated a single vehicle collision that occurred just after midnight on Bridgeport Keltner Rd located 5 miles north of Edmonton. 18-year-old Braxton Coomer of Columbia, KY was operating a 2015 Polaris Razor east bound on KY 544 when he dropped off the shoulder of the roadway, lost control, struck a tree, and overturned several times.
Coomer was not injured. He was arrested and charged with DUI 1st offense < 21 years of age and lodged in the Barren County Jail. A juvenile passenger was airlifted to the University of Louisville Hospital where he is listed in critical condition. Coomer and the juvenile were not wearing helmets or a seat belt.
Trooper Paull was assisted at the scene by the Metcalfe County Sheriff’s Department, Barren/Metcalfe County EMS, Summershade, Edmonton, and North Metcalfe Fire Departments.
