1 killed, 1 seriously injured in Clinton County highway crash with semi

ALBANY, Ky. (FOX 56) — Police are investigating a Wednesday morning crash that led to the death of one man, with another flown to Tennessee with serious injuries.

The Kentucky State Police Department (KSP) told FOX 56 that just before 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, troopers with Post 15 were dispatched to U.S. 127 in Clinton County in response to a two-vehicle crash with injuries.

A preliminary investigation showed that Andrew Ridge, 21, of Albany, had been driving south on U.S. 127 in a 2013 Dodge Ram 2500 when troopers said he crossed both northbound lanes. He reportedly entered the northbound shoulder of the highway.

State police said Ridge tried to steer his Dodge Ram back to the southbound lanes of the highway when he crashed head-on into a 2022 Mack truck driven by Dylan Tuck, 26, of Albany, who was headed north on U.S. 127.

Ridge was pronounced dead at the scene by the Clinton County Coroner’s Office, per a news release. Tuck was flown to a Tennessee hospital with serious injuries, KSP said.

An investigation into the crash remains ongoing.