Update: Mar. 22 at 12:30 p.m.
Kentucky State Police has released new details in an ongoing investigation regarding the death of a 30-year-old man from Olive Hill.
According to a press release, a Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 8 Trooper observed a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro speeding near the 128-mile marker on I-64 around 8:45 p.m. on Friday. When the trooper attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver accelerated speed, initiating a vehicle pursuit.
Police report that the driver of the vehicle left the interstate at exit 133, turning onto Kentucky Highway 801. The trooper then lost sight of the vehicle for a brief moment of time, however local citizens reported a speeding vehicle of the same description, and KSP troopers were able to relocate the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro once again.
According to KSP, when the driver was relocated, they then initiated a second pursuit, fleeing from troopers for a second time.
The press release states that around 9:05 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Kentucky Highway 801 and Kentucky Highway 519 in Rowan County, the driver lost control of the vehicle, leaving the roadway, and striking a utility pole. Police report that the vehicle caught on fire after the incident, and troopers were unable to remove the driver from the vehicle.
The Rowan County Coroner pronounced the driver of the vehicle, 30-year-old Donavan K. Porter from Olive Hill, dead on scene.
His body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy, and the car accident remains under investigation by authorities.
Original story:
Kentucky State Police and the Rowan County Coroner's Office are investigating a death that occurred Friday evening in Rowan County.
According to a social media post by the Rowan County Coroner's Office, around 9 p.m. Friday night, Morehead police were notified by Kentucky State Police Post 8 regarding a single vehicle accident at 519 KY-801, southwest of Morehead.
Responding to the scene was Kentucky State Police, the Morehead Police Department, the Rowan County Sheriff's Office, Rowan County EMS, and the Morehead Fire Department.
The Rowan County Coroner's Office pronounced a 30-year-old man dead at 9:28 p.m. as a result of the incident. The name of victim has not been released to the public as of 1 p.m. Saturday.
The victim has been sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy, according to the coroner's office.
This is an ongoing story, and LEX 18 will provide more information as it becomes available.
