Barbourville man killed in 3-vehicle accident
Apr. 22—NOTE — This article has been updated after LCSO corrected the age of the victim.
SOUTH LAUREL — A Knox County man was killed Monday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash that occurred in southern Laurel County.
Johnathon Wyatt, 31, of Barbourville, died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident which occurred on KY 229 approximately six miles south of London at approximately 1:03 p.m. Monday afternoon.
The Laurel County Sheriff's Office reported that Wyatt was operating a motorcycle northbound when he couldn't stop and struck the rear of a northbound pickup truck which had allegedly stopped on the roadway for a mail carrier who was also traveling north.
That collision, according to preliminary investigation, sent the motorcycle into the southbound lane of KY 229 where it struck a southbound truck before coming to a stop.
Wyatt was transported to Saint Joseph London for treatment of life-threatening injuries and was pronounced deceased later Monday afternoon.
No other injuries were reported.
Assisting at the scene of the crash were other Laurel County Sheriff's deputies, London City Police officers, Ambulance Inc. of Laurel County, London Laurel Rescue Squad, Campground Fire and Rescue, Laurel County Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, and the Laurel County Coroner's Office.
Laurel County Sheriff's Deputy/Crash Reconstructionist Brad Mink is leading the ongoing investigation.
