1/18/18 – 6:42 A.M.

A collision between a car and semi-truck killed a Kenton man earlier this week. WKTN Radio reports the crash happened on U.S. 68 north of Kenton Tuesday night.

45-year-old Joseph Hoey was driving south when he tried to pass a semi. He pulled into the path of a northbound semi driven by David Cherry of Canada.

Medical examiners pronounced Hoey dead at the scene of the crash. The BKP Ambulance District treated Cherry for minor injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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