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Brandenburg man dies in U.S. 31-E crash

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LOUISVILLE, Ky.  (WDRB) -- A Brandenburg, Ky., man died Wednesday afternoon after a crash on U.S. 31-E in Spencer County, west of Taylorsville.

Kentucky State Police identified the driver as Joseph D. Powers, 50, of Brandenburg.

Officers said Powers was traveling south and crossed between lanes several times, lost control, and struck a tree about 12:12 p.m.

The Spencer County coroner pronounced Powers dead at the scene.  A toxicology report is pending, a state police news release said.

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