LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Coxs Creek man is dead after a crash involving three vehicles in Bullitt County Wednesday night.Â
It happened in the 800 block of S. Bardstown Road (US 31E), just south of Mt. Washington around 8 p.m. according to a news release from Kentucky State Police.Â
That's when Kentucky State Police Post 4 received a call from Bullitt County 911 Dispatch requesting assistance. According to the preliminary investigation, a Jeep Grand Cherokee was southbound on US 31E when it "crossed the center line and struck a Chevrolet Cavalier that was traveling northbound head-on."
A Ford F-250, that also traveling northbound, then crashed into the Chevrolet. The driver of the Chevrolet -- 26-year-old Gary Bowman of Coxs Creek -- was pronounced dead at the scene by the Bullitt County Coroner's Office.
The driver of the Jeep was taken to UofL Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver and a passenger of the Ford pickup truck were not injured.
The affected portion of US 31E was closed down for several hours while troopers reconstructed the collision.Â
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