Published: December 29, 2008 08:18 pm      

Woman killed in wreck on Ky

Two others injured in Sunday crash

Two people remain in the hospital after a two-vehicle accident that occurred east of Somerset claimed a woman’s life this past weekend.

According to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department, authorities were dispatched at around 9:37 a.m. Sunday to the site of the accident approximately 10 miles east of Somerset on Ky. 461.

Scarlett Jones, 25, of Purr Rigsby Road, Brodhead, Ky. was killed after the 2000 Chevrolet Impala she was operating northbound on Ky. 461 left the roadway and struck a guardrail and then struck a vehicle traveling southbound.

Jones was extricated from the vehicle by the Somerset Pulaski County Rescue Squad and pronounced dead at the scene by the Pulaski County Coroner’s Office.

Pulaski County Coroner Richard New said Jones most likely died from blunt force trauma that occurred during the accident.

“We are speculating that blunt force trauma was the cause of death,” New said.

New emphasized that the cause of death won’t officially be known until an autopsy is performed.

The operator of the 2001 Toyota truck, Vincent Pickens, 52, of Mt. Rushmore Drive, Richmond, Ky. was treated at the scene by Somerset Fire/EMS and transported to Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. He was later airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center by Air Methods.

A passenger in the Pickens vehicle, Glenna Jones, 49, of Village Drive, Berea, Ky. was also transported to LCRH and later transported by Air Methods to the UK Medical Center.

A UK spokesperson said on Monday afternoon that Pickens was listed in fair condition.

Glenna Jones was listed in serious condition at UK as of Monday afternoon.

Lt. Philip Cross with the sheriff’s department said the initial investigation suggests that Scarlett Jones was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

Cross could not confirm whether speed may have been a factor in the crash.

“We’re still looking into that,” Cross said.

Traffic was rerouted for approximately four hours while authorities worked to reconstruct the accident and clear the scene.

The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department was assisted on the scene by the Shopville Stab Volunteer Fire Department and the Kentucky Safe Patrol.