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Rowan County Man Identified in Fatal Johnson County Crash

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PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) — A Rowan County man has died following a fiery single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning in Johnson County.
 

According to WYMT, Paintsville Police identified the victim as 37-year-old Joshua Hogsten.
 

The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. on Kentucky Route 321 near its intersection with U.S. 23, in the Turner’s Branch Hill area just north of Paintsville.
 

According to police, Hogsten’s vehicle struck a rock cliff at a high rate of speed before overturning multiple times.
 

The vehicle caught fire following the crash.
 

Hogsten was transported to Paintsville ARH, where he was pronounced deceased.
 

No other vehicles were reported to have been involved in the crash.
 

The circumstances surrounding the collision remain under investigation by the Paintsville Police Department. 

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