Crash in Jackson County leads to death of Kentucky man

A Kentucky man died Thursday evening after a crash on U.S. 31 in Jackson County.

According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, witnesses saw a vehicle speeding and crashing after losing control in the 700 block of North U.S. 31 in Seymour. Rescue workers arrived and found the single vehicle crash. 42-year-old Earl Vaught of California, Kentucky was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jackson County Coroner’s Office.

Investigators determined that the vehicle had been headed southbound on U.S. 31 when the vehicle left the roadway. The driver then over-corrected, crossing both lanes of traffic before striking a culvert at a driveway. That launched the vehicle into that for about 116 feet before it rolled several times before coming to rest.

An autopsy to determine cause of manner of death is pending. The accident remains under investigation.

Also assisting at the scene were Crothersville Police, Jackson County medica and the Vernon Township Fire Department.