KSP: Woman walking along highway fatally hit by car in Perry County

HAPPY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A woman is dead after troopers say she was hit by a car while walking on a highway in Perry County.

Kentucky State Police say troopers responded to the accident on Highway 15 in the Happy community on January 4 around 6:30 p.m.

Investigators say 54-year-old Kathy Spencer, of Happy, was hit while she was walking along the highway.

Perry County Coroner’s Office says Spencer died at the scene.

No criminal charges have been filed against the driver.

Troopers say Spencer was taken to Frankfort for an autopsy.