Glasgow, KY : Fatal wreck in Hart County on Sunday, December 25th 2016

The Kentucky State Police Post 3 in Bowling Green responded to a single-vehicle collision at approximately 11:50 a.m. on Saturday on U.S. 31-E at the Green River (Rio) Bridge just south of Glen Lily East Road in Hart County, according to a KSP press release.

The preliminary investigation indicated that Patrick S. Gardner, 41, of Munfordville was operating a 1999 GMC pickup and was traveling south on U.S. 31-E when he failed to negotiate a curve to the left just prior to crossing the Green River (Rio) Bridge, according to the press release.

Gardner went off the right side of the roadway and struck a guardrail, where the vehicle overturned over the guardrail and continued down a steep embankment into the Green River, according to the press release.

Gardner was pronounced dead at the scene by the Hart County Coroner, according to the press release. The investigation is still ongoing and being led by Trooper First Class Ronnie Reynolds.

According to the press release, no other details are available for release at this time.

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Fatal wreck in Hart County