GEORGETOWN, KY – A Georgetown man was killed Monday night when he was struck by a car while trying to clear debris from the road, WKYT reports.
The fatality victim, 28-year-old Jacob Charles, had pulled his vehicle over on Champion Way near I-75, between Lexus Way and This Way Home Drive. He was struck by a passing car while in the process of using a broom he had retrieved from his vehicle to clear part of the roadway.
Charles was pronounced dead after being hospitalized in Georgetown.
Police have charged the driver, 50-year-old Charleston resident Teresa Elam, with DUI and driving without a license.
This news story is still developing and may be updated to include more information as it becomes available.
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