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Kentucky teen dead after car crash in Eubank

Posted at 11:21 AM, Sep 21, 2019
and last updated 2019-09-21 11:29:32-04

EUBANK, Ky. (LEX 18) — A teenager from Eubank, Kentucky has died following a single-vehicle accident that happened on Friday night, according to police.

Around 11 p.m. on Friday, police responded to a call of a vehicle accident in the 4900 block of Highway 328 in Eubank.

Upon arrival, police found a single vehicle involved in an accident.

Police found that Christopher, Guillen, 17, was going west bound in a white 1997 Ford pickup truck when he lost control of the truck and hit a tree on the side of the highway.

Guillen was pronounced dead at the scene by Pulaski County Chief Deputy Coroner Anthony Gossett.

According to police, Guillen was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

Police also said that alcohol was not a contributing factor in the accident.