ELKHORN CITY, Ky. (January 02, 2023) – Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post received a call on December 30, 2022, at 10:35 p.m. reporting a single vehicle collision had occurred on US 460 in the Elkhorn City community of Pike County. Troopers from Post 9 responded and began the investigation.

The initial investigation indicated Chase Caudill, 20 years old of Fedscreek, was operating a 2012 Ford Mustang on US 460, when Caudill’s vehicle exited the roadway and struck an embankment. Caudill was transported to a nearby hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Trooper Nicholas Taylor is investigating the collision and was assisted on scene by Kentucky State Police Post 9 personnel and Lifeguard Ambulance Service.

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