UPDATE:  A Marion County firefighter died Monday, August 25, 2025 from injuries sustained in this crash. 51-year-old Brian Hatt died yesterday at UofL Hospital in Louisville, KY.

LEBANON, KY (August 23, 2025) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 15 Troopers responded to a single-vehicle injury collision on KY 527 (Saint Francis Raywick Road) in Marion County on Friday, August 22, 2025 at 5:17pmET.

The preliminary investigation revealed that Brian Hatt, 51, of Raywick, KY was traveling north on KY 537 in a Raywick Fire Department 2008 International tanker truck. Mr. Hatt was responding, with the vehicle’s emergency equipment activated, to assist the Loretto Fire Department with a fire incident. The vehicle dropped off the right shoulder of the roadway, causing the edge of the roadway to collapse. Mr. Hatt lost control of the vehicle and crossed the roadway. The vehicle then exited on the left side of the roadway, striking an earth embankment, causing it to overturn. Mr. Hatt was ejected from the vehicle. A passenger, 58-year-old Leonard Winkler of Raywick, was entrapped. Both Hatt and Winkler are firefighters with the Raywick Fire Department. 

Brian Hatt was flown by helicopter from the scene and transported to the University of Louisville Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Leonard Winkler was also flown by helicopter from the scene to the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, KY with serious injuries. 

KSP Post 15 Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Marion County Sheriff's Office, Marion County Rescue, Marion County EMS, Kentucky State Highway Department and multiple local fire departments. Detective Weston Sullivan and Trooper Josh Smith are investigating the collision.