Kentucky man dies after speeding away from safety checkpoint, wrecking in a field, officials say
The man failed to provide his driver’s license at the safety checkpoint, according to authorities.
OAK GROVE, Ky. (WSMV) - A man died after he drove away from a safety check point and crashed his car in a field, according to the Kentucky State Police (KSP).
On Saturday, at about 11:20 p.m., troopers were conducting a traffic safety checkpoint on KY 115 in Oak Grove.
Roderick Crossley, 29, of Hopkinsville approached the checkpoint. Crossley failed to provide his driver’s license and drove away from the checkpoint at a high rate of speed, officials said.
Troopers later found Crossley and his vehicle wrecked in a field just north of Interstate 24.
Officials said the preliminary investigation revealed that Crossley lost control of the car on KY 115 after traveling across the Interstate 24 overpass.
Crossley’s car left the west side of the roadway and overturned several times.
Crossley was ejected from the car during the crash, the KSP said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
KSP said the crash is an ongoing investigation.
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