HARDINSBURG, KY – Kentucky State Police (KSP) are reporting that troopers from KSP Post 4 responded to a two-vehicle fatal collision Saturday evening in Breckinridge County.
On Saturday, July 27, 2024 at approximately 5:11 P.M. CDT, KSP Post 4 received a call from the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office requesting assistance investigating a fatal collision involving a passenger car and a motorcycle near the 1500 block of KY 144.
The preliminary investigation revealed that William T. Dowell, 58, of Sample, KY, was operating a Harley Davidson motorcycle north on KY 144 when he failed to negotiate a curve and crossed the center line and into the path of a 2024 Hyundai, resulting in Dowell being ejected from the motorcycle. The passenger car was operated by Breeanna Adams, 35, of Henderson.
Dowell was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Breckinridge County Coroner’s Office. Adams was not injured.
The affected portion of KY 144 was closed down for several hours to allow troopers to reconstruct the collision. KSP Post 4 was assisted at the scene by the Breckinridge Co. Sheriff’s Office, Breckinridge Co. EMS, and the Breckinridge Co. Coroner’s Office. The collision remains under investigation by reconstructionist Det. Kevin Dreisbach.
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