Girdler man dies in southern Kentucky highway crash

GIRDLER, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — A Girdler man was killed in a crash on Sunday morning just outside of Highway 25E in southeastern Kentucky.

According to the Knox County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a crash around 10:30 a.m. Sunday in the area of Highway 229, a mile and a half outside of Highway 25E.

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When law enforcement arrived at the scene, deputies reportedly found black skid marks leaving the highway, which turned into tracks that showed the vehicle had gone off the road and over an embankment into the tree line. When deputies followed the tracks, authorities said a black Toyota Tundra was found on its side.

The sheriff’s office said deputies found the driver’s body, which had to be extracted from the pickup truck.

The Knox County Coroner’s Office then identified the man as 40-year-old Brad Rose of Girdler and pronounced him deceased at the scene. Rose was the only person in the pickup truck, according to authorities.

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