A Princeton man was killed in a wreck involving a semi and garbage on US 641 two miles north of Eddyville Wednesday evening.
Kentucky State Police say a tractor-trailer driven by 39-year-old Travis Rodden of Poinsett, Arkansas was northbound when he lost control, ran off the road and hit a tree on the west side of the road.
Rodden’s trailer was blocking the southbound lane of the road and was hit by a WCA garbage truck driven by 42-year-old William Hardrick.
Police say Hardrick was not wearing his seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lyon County Coroner’s Office.
Spokesman Keith Todd with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reported Wednesday night that U.S. 641 North was closed between U.S. 62 and KY 1943 shortly before 6:00 and remained closed for nearly seven hours while Kentucky State Police conducted a reconstruction investigation and removed the vehicles and debris from the site.
Waste Corporation of America (WCA) Territory Sales Representative Jeff Simms tells the News Edge that they suffered a terrible loss of an employee Wednesday in a vehicle accident.
Simms says waste services at the Princeton facility were closed Thursday to mourn the loss of their team member. As a result, he adds customers may experience a delay in services potentially Thursday and Friday in Caldwell, Crittenden, Trigg, Lyon and Christian counties. He asks customers to leave the trash at the curb as WCA will provide pick up as soon as they are able.
