LONDON, KY - (May 7, 2020) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's accident reconstructionist Detective Richard Dalrymple assisted by accident reconstructionists Lieut. Chris Edwards, Maj. Chuck Johnson, and Deputy Brad Mink are investigating a three vehicle single traffic fatality which occurred on Hal Rogers Parkway approximately 6 miles west of London in the four Lane section in the West bound lanes on Thursday morning May 7, 2020 at approximately 11:37 AM.
Sheriff's investigators reported that apparently traffic was slowing and stopping westbound on Hal Rogers Parkway due to an earlier serious injury traffic crash. Apparently, a tractor trailer traveling westbound failed to observe slowing or stopping traffic and struck a stopped Chevrolet van in the rear knocking it into a stopped flatbed tractor-trailer causing a fatal injury to the driver of the Chevrolet SUV.
The tractor-trailer that rear-ended the van traveled into the median and came to rest approximately 50 yards from the crash site.
A three-year-old female in the backseat of the Chevrolet SUV was seriously injured and was flown by helicopter to UK med center in Lexington for treatment of injuries. Neither tractor trailer driver was injured.
The drivers of the vehicles were identified as:
- SUV: Ashley Megan Estes age 27 of Williamsburg-pronounced deceased at the scene by Laurel County Coroner Doug Bowling. A three-year-old female in the vehicle was seriously injured.
- Volvo tractor-trailer: Andrew Klinetop age 34 of Mansfield, Ohio
- Freightliner flatbed tractor-trailer: Moulton E. Todd Jr. age 52 of Hermitage, TN
Assisting for the Laurel County Sheriff's office at the scene was: all County Sheriff John Root, Capt. Robbie Grimes, Sgt. Brett Reeves, Detective Kyle Gray, Detective Bryon Lawson, Detective James Sizemore, Deputy Robert Reed, Deputy Josh Morgan, Deputy Rodney VanZant, Bailiff Jerry Poynter, Bailiff Paige Vanhook, Bailiff Roy Ball, Bailiff Jacklyn Johnson and Deputy Gilbert Acciardo.
Other agencies assisting at the scene included: Ambulance Inc. of Laurel County, London Laurel Rescue Squad, Swiss Colony Volunteer Fire Department, Laurel County Coroner's Office, Air Evac Helicopter, KSP Trooper Lloyd Cochran.
