Person killed in two-vehicle crash on Joe Prather Highway in Elizabethtown

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (WAVE) - Police confirmed one person has died in a two-vehicle crash just north of Elizabethtown on the Joe Prather Highway on Tuesday morning.

The crash happened just before 8 a.m. on Highway 313 just east of the intersection with Shepherdsville Road, according to Kentucky State Police.

Early investigation revealed that a 19-year-old man was driving a Ford F-150 west on Joe Prather Highway, when for an unknown reason, drove the car past the center line and into the path of a Kia Optima.

The driver of the Kia, 28-year-old Christopher Doss from Elizabethtown, died at the scene due to injuries sustained in the crash, according to the Hardin County Coroner’s Office.

The 19-year-old was taken to University Hospital by Hardin County EMS for minor injuries.

A portion of Joe Prather Highway was closed for several hours to allow KSP troopers to reconstruct the scene.

Investigation is ongoing by Kentucky State Police.