KSP investigating two-vehicle collision

Kentucky trooper and man injured in Pike County crash

DORTON, Ky. (WOWK) — A trooper with the Kentucky State Police (KSP) and a Virginia man were injured in a Pike County crash on Saturday. According to a KSP release, the crash took place on U.S. 23 in the Dorton community around 1:20 a.m. The release said the preliminary investigation found that a UTV crashed [...]

KSP investigating two-vehicle collision

The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) is investigating a collision involving a trooper in the Dorton Community on Aug. 22, following a request by Post 9 in Pikeville.

UTV driver seriously injured following collision with Kentucky State Police cruiser

A trooper with the Kentucky State Police was injured when a Southwest Virginia man driving a side-by-side UTV struck the back of the officer’s patrol cruiser. A statement from KSP’s Post 9 office in Pikeville said Trooper Mitchell Culbertson sustained a laceration to the back of his head following the collision and was taken to an area hospital for treatment. The driver of the UTV identified as 28-year-old Jason Honaker was seriously injured and…

Accident involving KSP Cruiser, UTV sends driver to hospital

DORTON, Ky. (WSIP) – Kentucky State Police are investigating a collision involving a trooper and a utility task vehicle in Pike County. The accident happened early Saturday morning in Dorton, when Troopers Mitchell Culbertson and Cameron Whitaker were conducting highway safety enforcement on U.S. 23 as the UTV truck struck the rear of Culbertson’s cruiser. Culbertson was treated and released from Pikeville Medical Center after suffering a lacera…