Kentucky State Police (KSP) responded to a 2-vehicle fatal collision in Nelson Co. on Tuesday morning. 

On February 11, 2025 at approximately 9:15amET, KSP Post 4 received a call from Nelson Co. Dispatch requesting assistance in investigating a 2-vehicle fatal collision near the intersection of Springfield Road and Pottershop Loop in the city limits of Bardstown. 

The preliminary investigation revealed that Brian Tichenor, 42, of Bardstown, KY was driving an Audi northbound on Springfield Road when he failed to negotiate a curve before crossing the center line and struck a semi-tractor tractor traveling southbound head-on.

Tichenor was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Nelson Co. Coroner’s Office. The commercial vehicle driver, Jared Pennick, 37, of Columbia, KY was not injured.

The affected portion of Springfield Road was closed for several hours to allow troopers to reconstruct the collision. KSP Post 4 was assisted at the scene by the Bardstown Police Dept., Bardstown Fire & Rescue and the Nelson Co. Coroner’s Office. The collision remains under investigation by reconstructionist Tpr. Scott Wheatley.