Authorities release identity of driver killed in Daviess Co. crash

Sheriff: 1 dead, 2 injured following single-vehicle wreck
Authorities release identity of driver killed in Daviess Co. crash
Published: Jan. 28, 2023 at 8:30 PM CST|Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 3:20 PM CST
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DAVIESS CO., Ky. (WFIE) - Authorities responded to a deadly crash in Daviess County on Saturday night.

Dispatch says the crash happened on the 2100 block of Highway 140 East.

The call originally came in around 5:37 p.m.

Officials with the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office say when deputies arrived on scene, they determined a car was heading westbound on the roadway before losing control and striking a ditch embankment.

Daviess County Sheriff Brad Youngman tells 14 News that one person is dead and two others were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Officials say those two patients are both in critical condition and will have several surgeries.

On Sunday, the sheriff’s office identified the driver who died as 53-year-old David Jones of Utica. Deputies say the two passengers were not wearing seatbelts.

Sheriff Youngman says reconstruction crews were on scene for several hours.