LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — Three teenagers were killed and a 20-year-old was critically injured in a late-night crash on Somerset Road in western London Saturday.
The Laurel County Sheriff's Office identified the victims as 17-year-old Landon Mullins of Mount Vernon and 18-year-old Duke Weddle and Elijah Hammons, both of London. Two teens died at the scene, and a third was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Joseph Cope, 20, of Lexington was airlifted to UK Hospital in critical condition.
A memorial has started for the three teens near the area of the crash.
Gilbert Acciardo of the Laurel County Sheriff's Office said Cope was driving a 2021 silver Mercedes eastbound on Kentucky 1956 when the crash occurred just after 11 p.m.
"Rounded a sharp hand curve, didn't make the curve, went straight ahead, hit an embankment," Acciardo said.
According to Acciardo, the car overturned. Community members and loved ones placed tributes at the site of the crash in the aftermath.
The sheriff's office is working to obtain a search warrant to download data from an Event Data Recorder in the vehicle.
"It's kind of like a black box in an airplane, it gives us information as much as five to ten seconds before the crash," Acciardo said.
Investigators are also awaiting results from a toxicology report. Three accident reconstructionists with the sheriff's office continue to work with London Police, taking measurements at the scene.
"We really have a whole lot more to do on this," Acciardo said.
The Laurel County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation. LEX News received a link to a GoFundMe established in connection with this case: Fundraiser by Miyah Gamble : Donate for Landon Mullins’ Funeral.
This is a developing story, so check back with LEX18.com for updates. Email the LEX18 Newsroom if you have info, photos or videos to share.
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