CHAVIES, Ky. (WMDJ) — A 35-year-old woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Perry County.
Kentucky State Police say the crash happened shortly after midnight on November 7th along KY-15 in the Chavies community.
According to investigators, Amanda Carter, 35, of Burdine, was traveling north in a 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander when she failed to negotiate a curve and crossed into the southbound lane.
The vehicle struck a guardrail, overturned and came to rest against an embankment.
Police say Carter was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene by the Perry County Coroner’s Office.
A passenger was transported to Hazard ARH with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
An autopsy has been scheduled, and toxicology results are pending.
Kentucky State Police continues to investigate the crash.






