NORTONVILLE, KY : Hopkins County deputy dies in vehicle crash on Wednesday, 22nd April, 2020

A western Kentucky deputy sheriff has died in a single-vehicle auto crash.

The Kentucky State Police Post 2 in Madisonville was contacted by Muhlenberg County Dispatch around 7:28 AM on Wednesday, in reference to a single vehicle collision on the Western Kentucky Parkway.

"Preliminary investigation revealed 43-year-old Terry Vick, a deputy with the Hopkins County Sherriff’s Department, was operating a 2003 Honda Civic eastbound on the Western Kentucky Parkway," according to a news release. "Around the 43 mile marker, for unknown reasons, his vehicle crossed the median, struck a guard rail, and struck a concrete abutment, where it came to final rest."

Terry Vick was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Hopkins County Coroner’s Office. The investigation is ongoing by Trooper Jacob Stephens.

KSP was assisted at the scene by the Hopkins County Sherriff’s Department, South Hopkins Fire Department, Medical Center Ambulance Service, Hopkins County Coroner’s Office, Muhlenberg County Sheriff’s Department, Graham Fire Department, Central City Fire Department, Muhlenberg County EMS, and the Muhlenberg County Coroner’s Office

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