Motorcyclist Taylor Woods, 17, killed in head-on crash with vehicle on Highway 837 near Liberty, Kentucky

Modified Date:

Sun, 07/23/2023 - 12:21pm

Accident Date:

Friday, April 24, 2015

Man killed in Casey County crash

The Casey County coroner says a motorcycle and a vehicle collided head-on.

KSP: Teen killed in motorcycle accident in Casey County

State Police say Denson was traveling north on KY 837, six miles east of Yosemite around 6:24 p.m., when the collision occurred.

Updated: Casey teen killed in Friday crash remembered as 'sweet'

"He was sweet and quiet, always had a smirky grin on his face," said his aunt, Iva Coffman. "I don't think I ever met anyone who didn't like him."

School honors Casey County teen killed in crash

Woods was a junior firefighter in Lincoln County, helping out fire crews with whatever they needed.

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Taylor Woods of Waynesburg was killed Friday evening when a car, driven by Justin Denson, 31, crossed over the center line of KY 837 and crashed head-on into Woods' motorcycle. in Casey County, Kentucky which occurred around 5:00 p.m. on Friday on Highway 837 east of Liberty. Woods was not wearing a helmet and died at the scene. Denson, of Liberty, was airlifted to UK Hospital in Lexington with unknown injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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Type: Motorcycle Accident

Topics:

Head-on, Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Helmet Usage, Wrong-way Crash

People Involved:

Taylor Allan Woods

Justin Denson

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