Portion of Ky. Route 55 shut down following pursuit, crash involving KSP cruiser
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Kentucky Route 55 was shut down for several hours due to a crash involving a Kentucky State Police cruiser following a pursuit.
According to Spencer County Emergency Management, a portion of the road just south of Yoder Tipton Road and Yoder Station Road has been shut down.
KSP trooper Josh Satterly said troopers in pursuit of a motorcycle were led into the Taylorsville area of Spencer County.
A vehicle and a trooper’s cruiser crashed during the pursuit.
Satterly said one person was taken to the hospital with injuries, but could not confirm if it was the trooper or the other driver that was injured.
Around 3:45 p.m., the Spencer County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the road has been reopened.
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