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1 Teen Killed, Another Injured In Bath Co. Crash

Posted at 7:24 AM, Aug 12, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-12 07:24:31-04

BATH COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — One teenager was killed and another was injured in crash Saturday night in Bath County.

Police say a 18-year-old Samantha Sexton of Owingsville was driving along Kentucky Highway 36 when the vehicle hit a utility pole.

Sexton and her passenger, 18-year-old Daniel Spence of Sharpsburg, were transported to an area hospital.

Sexton was treated and released, while Spence was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Police say Spence was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

The cause of the wreck remains under investigation.