Chastain McWhorter, 26, and Robert Caudill, 75, killed in collision between semi and ambulance at US 27 and Old US 27 in Garrard County, Kentucky
Patient, operator dead after semi truck turns in front of ambulance
Officers are still investigating the crash. Video of the crash site appears to show a wrecked box truck, but officials are describing the vehicle as a semi truck.
Funeral arrangements made for Kentucky EMT killed in crash
McWhorter had been employed with Somerset-Pulaski EMS since December 2022 and left behind his wife, whom he married in July, children, including a newborn expected in July, family members, and fellow first responders.
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