TOMPKINSVILE – On Thursday, at approximately 4:15 P.M. EST, a Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 15 Trooper responded to a single vehicle injury collision on KY 953 in Monroe County.
The preliminary investigation revealed that Dustin Thacker, age 30 of Burkesville, was traveling north on KY 953 in a 1998 Dodge Ram when he dropped off the northbound shoulder of the roadway. Mr. Thacker overcorrected and lost control of his vehicle and exited the southbound side of the roadway. The vehicle then traveled over an embankment and overturned.
Mr. Thacker was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Monroe County Coroner.
KSP Post 15 Troopers were assisted at the scene by both Monroe County and Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Fire, EMS, Rescue Squad, and Coroner’s Office. The collision remains under investigation by Trooper Brandon Poole.
