UPDATE: Sept. 28 at 8:45 p.m.
Kentucky State Police have released more details regarding the single-vehicle UTV collision that killed a 26-year-old man on Saturday night.
According to KSP, they received a 911 call at approximately 9:40 p.m. on Saturday night regarding a single-vehicle UTV collision on Starfire Haul Road in the Talcum community of Knott County.
Troopers and emergency medical personnel say they responded to the scene where 26-year-old Chase Caudill of McDowell was operating a Polaris UTV when the vehicle overturned and partially ejected him.
A female passenger was also involved in the collision, and she was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to state police.
The Knott County Coroner confirmed Caudill sustained fatal injuries from the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene.
KSP says neither Caudill nor the female passenger was wearing a seat belt or helmet.
An autopsy will not be performed, and a toxicology report is pending as the incident remains under investigation.
Original Story:
Knott County Coroner Corey Watson confirmed to LEX 18 that a 26-year-old man was pronounced dead on the scene after the Polaris UTV he was driving overturned on Saturday night in Knott County.
Watson identified the victim as 26-year-old Chase Anthony Caudill of McDowell and noted that a woman who was in the passenger seat was taken to an area hospital. Her condition is unknown at this time.
A toxicology report is pending and the incident is under investigation by KSP authorities.
