MAGNOLIA — A Hart County woman is dead after a car crash Friday along North Jackson Highway. She was also a music educator at North Jackson Elementary.
Kentucky State Police said they were notified of the crash involving two vehicles in the 7000 block of the highway around 4 p.m. Friday. One of the vehicles was a Hart County school bus, according to a news release from KSP.
The initial investigation indicates that Robin L. Rutledge, 22, of Magnolia, was operating a 2013 Dodge Avenger northbound along North Jackson Highway. Rutledge’s vehicle crossed the center dividing line and struck a Hart County School bus being operated southbound by Jennifer Gravil, 42, of Canmer.
Rutledge was pronounced dead at the scene by the Hart County Coroner’s Office. The Hart County School bus was occupied only by the operator and her 16-year-old daughter who sustained minor injuries.
“Our school district has a Crisis Intervention Team of professionals trained to help with the needs of our children, parents, and school staff. They will be at North Jackson when students return on Monday,” Barren County Schools said in a statement Saturday. “Support will be ongoing as we move through this tragedy. We are also providing resources to parents that they can use at home to help their children process this loss.”
The investigation is ongoing.
