BEREA —
The teen killed in Sunday’s single-car accident east of Berea has been identified as an Indiana resident.
Jesse Amburgy, 15, of Greens Fork, Ind., was a passenger in a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix that ran off KY 21 (Big Hill Road) and struck a tree near Indian Fort Theater, according to Madison County Coroner Jimmy Cornelison and the Madison County Sheriff’s Department.
Amburgy died from blunt-force trauma to his chest and lower extremities, Cornelison said. An autopsy will not be performed because Amburgy was not the driver, the coroner said.
The driver, Kelsey Vickers, 18, of McKee, was heading west when she lost control shortly before 4:30 p.m., Deputy Willard Reardon said in a new release.
Amburgy was pronounced dead at St. Joseph Berea hospital, Reardon said. Vickers and two other passengers, ages 13 and 16, were seriously injured, according to the release. Vickers was taken to the Berea hospital and air-lifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
Vickers has been discharged from UK, a hospital spokesperson said Monday afternoon.
The 13-year-old and 16-year-old passengers were taken by Madison County EMS to the UK Medical Center as well. The sheriff’s department withheld their names because they are juveniles, so no condition reports could be obtained from the UK Medical Center.
Wet pavement was cited as a likely factor in causing the accident by the sheriff’s department. The Berea Police Department is assisting with the accident reconstruction, and more information about the cause of the accident was not available at press time.
Sarah Hogsed can be reached at shogsed@richmondregister.com or 624-6694.
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