A two-vehicle crash near Long Lick Pike and Skinnersburg Road left a 32-year-old Stamping Ground woman dead Thursday morning, after a Jeep Wrangler struck a Ford Explorer, flipped, and slammed into a telephone pole. The Scott County Coroner identified the victim as Clarissa Walker.
The crash happened around 9:22 a.m., according to kentucky.com, which reported that Walker was pronounced dead at the scene according to the Scott County Sheriff's Office. Coroner Mark Sutton identified her as the victim, as reported by wkyt.com. The Georgetown News-Graphic reported that Scott County Sheriff's Office Robert Tackett said one person was pronounced deceased on scene, and that the collision involved small SUVs.
How the Collision Unfolded
Investigators say the driver of the Ford Explorer was turning left onto Long Lick Pike from Skinnersburg Road when a Jeep Wrangler struck the SUV, according to the sheriff's office as described by lex18.com. The impact sent the Jeep rolling over before it struck a telephone pole, per the same account from kentucky.com.
Reports differed on how many other people were hurt in the crash. Kentucky.com reported that two other people were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while wkyt.com reported that a second person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The News-Graphic reported that the other operator suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigation Continues as Road Reopens
Investigators do not believe either driver was impaired, the sheriff's office said, according to kentucky.com. The sheriff's office was conducting an accident reconstruction as part of its investigation, per the report from the News-Graphic's sister outlet lex18.com.
By the time of a later report from fox56news.com, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet indicated that the roadway had reopened, though the crash investigation remained ongoing.
Long Lick Pike's History of Fatal Wrecks
Thursday's crash is not the first fatal collision reported along the same stretch of road. In January 2023, the Scott County Sheriff's Office investigated a deadly crash near 2165 Long Lick Pike in which a 57-year-old woman driving a van was pronounced dead at the scene, the coroner confirmed to wkyt.com. A separate 2021 head-on collision near 1851 Long Lick Pike involved a truck and a passenger car, and lex18.com reported that the crash killed two people, including 28-year-old Kristin Charron, who died after being taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital.
