Latest on 14 victims of severe weather
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – 14 people have died due to the severe weather over the weekend.
We now know the names of 12 of the victims.
In Clay County, 73-year-old Donald Keith Nicholson was pronounced dead on Saturday (02/15).
According to the Clay County Coroner, Nicholson was driving down the road when his vehicle stalled. Nicholson then got out of his vehicle, but was swept away by the current.
In Floyd County, 71-year-old Sydney Cline was found Monday. According to the coroner’s office, Cline died in his vehicle as result of the flooding in Stanville.
In Hardin County, the coroner’s office confirmed 63-year-old Thomas Oaks passed away.
According to the coroner, Oaks was driving in flood waters. He then got out and was swept away. Oaks was found 100 feet from his vehicle.
In Hart County, three people died from a weather-related incident.
35-year-old Amy Philpott, of Vine Grove, and her 7-year-old daughter died on Saturday.
According to the coroner’s office, Philpott was driving down an unfamiliar road with high water and was swept away. Officials say she was able to contact officials for help, but her car was swept away before they arrived.
William Rutledge, 59, died in a single-vehicle car crash on I-65, according to Kentucky State Police. Rutledge’s truck went off the road and overturned.
In Jefferson County, two deaths were pronounced on Tuesday by Gov. Andy Beshear.
Beshear confirmed that the latest two fatalities were an adult man and woman, both of whom were believed to be experiencing homelessness and died from hypothermia.
In Nelson County, one person died from a weather-related incident.
According to Nelson County Coroner Danielle Chladek, Brian Tichenor died in a crash on Feb. 11, after the state began monitoring weather for a state of emergency.
There have been no flooding deaths in Nelson County.
In Pike County, three people died in separate incidents due to the flooding.
According to the Pike County Coroner’s Office, Gary Damron, 72, was driving down the road when his vehicle was swept away by the flood waters.
Robert Kelly, 71, was found in his home after it flooded.
And 70-year-old Scottie Bryant was outside when he was swept away by high waters. It is unclear if he had been walking or driving.
In Scott County, 65-year-old Paul Joseph Licato of Cynthiana was found on Monday around 1 p.m.
According to the coroner’s office, Licato was driving on US 32, below Sadieville, when his vehicle was washing off the road from high water.
And in Washington County, the Washington County Coroner’s Office confirmed 79-year-old JoAnne Lehr, of Springfield, died on Saturday.
Lehr’s car reportedly ran off the road and into a creek.
We will continue to keep you updated as more information becomes available.
