JAMESTOWN, Ky. (October 10, 2023) – A Russell Springs man is dead following a collision in Russell County.
Just before 9:30am on Tuesday, Kentucky State Police Post 15 troopers responded to a two-vehicle injury collision on KY 55 near Shearer Cemetery Road in Russell County.
The preliminary investigation indicates that Tyler Yarberry, 37 of Columbia, was traveling north on KY 55 in a 1999 International dump truck when he approached a 2007 Saturn passenger car traveling south on KY 55. Yarberry noticed the Saturn cross the centerline of the roadway and into the northbound lane. Yarberry steered his vehicle into the southbound lane in an attempt to avoid a collision. However, the Saturn returned to the southbound lane, and the two vehicles then collided head-on.
The Russell County Coroner pronounced 35-year-old Jeremy Branham of Russell Springs dead at the scene. Russell County EMS treated Yarberry at the scene for minor injuries.
Senior Trooper Brandon Roark is continuing the investigation of the collision.
