One Dead After Brownsville Crash

Darren Doyle, story:
A Brownsville woman has passed as a result of injuries attained in a crash in Brownsville on Friday night.

According to the Edmonson County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement was dispatched to the location near Webb's Eats & Treats on South Main Street in Brownsville at 7:27PM on Friday, May 16th, to the call of a two-vehicle collision with injuries.

The Sheriff's Office stated that through investigation it was discovered that Kristopher McCombs, (45), of Segal was operating a 1997 Chevy Blazer, headed south on Main Street. For an undetermined reason, the Blazer crossed the line and entered the path of Sheila VanMeter (67), of Brownsville, who was headed north in a 2016 Chevy Equinox, the Sheriff's Office said.

According to the Sheriff's Office, the two vehicles collided head-on and came to rest at a residence beside the restaurant.

Mrs. VanMeter was transported to the Medical Center in Bowling Green by Edmonson EMS where she succumbed to her injuries a short time later and was pronounced dead, the Sheriff's Office stated.

According to the Sheriff's Office, McCombs refused medical treatment at the scene.

The collision remains under investigation at this time by the Sheriff's Office.

In addition to the Sheriff's Office and EMS, Brownsville Fire Department and Brownsville Police also responded to the scene.