On July 5th at approximately 1:01pm, Deputy Steven Oakley and other officers including Sheriff Byars were dispatched to Murray Highway near Hardin in reference to a crash involving a bike rider. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office along with Benton Police Department, Marshall County EMS, Kentucky State Police and Hardin South Marshall Fire Department responded to the scene. According to the report filed by Deputy Steven Oakley, A vehicle driven by Kensey M. Lee age 24 of Benton was southbound on Murray Highway and saw two boys riding bicycles also southbound and a adult pedestrian walking the other way. Lee went to go around the bike riders when the bike rider came into her lane of travel and was struck in the rear. The operator of the bike, 14-year-old Warren Jaco of Hardin, was transported by Marshall County EMS to Marshall County Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The crash remains under investigation and is being reconstructed by Marshall County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstructionist Nathan Maxlow.
