1 dead, 1 injured in Bardstown crash. What we know from Kentucky State Police

A woman is dead, and a man is seriously injured following a motor vehicle collision in Bardstown early June 21, Kentucky State Police spokesperson Scotty Sharp said in a news release.

Around 4:40 a.m., troopers responded to a request from the Bardstown Police Department to investigate a crash near the 800 block of West Stephen Foster Avenue, Sharp reported.

The driver of the vehicle, Jason Wurts, 25, of Taylorsville, was flown to the University of Louisville Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries, Sharp said. A passenger in the vehicle, Morgan Williamson, 27, also of Taylorsville, was transported to Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown, where she was later pronounced dead.

A preliminary investigation shows Wurts’ vehicle, a 2022 Hyundai Elantra, struck a tree and an unoccupied vehicle after exiting the roadway. Trooper Jesse Harp’s investigation of the collision continues, Sharp said.

Troopers were assisted at the scene by Bardstown Police, the Nelson County Coroner’s Office and Nelson County EMS.

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