Ohio man dies in collision in Bracken County

BROOKSVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – An Ohio man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a collision on the AA Highway near Bladeston Drive in Bracken County, according to Kentucky State Police.

KSP says its preliminary investigation indicates around 4:15 p.m., 45-year old Joshua Martin, of Waynoka, Ohio, was driving a Cadillac Catera south on the AA Highway, when he crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a Ford F250 pickup truck.

State Police say Martin died at the scene.  KSP says the driver of the pickup truck, 65-year old Jeffery Skillman, of Red Banks, Mississippi, was taken to University of Cincinnati Hospital with severe injuries.

A Kentucky State Police Post 6 Collision Reconstructionist is investigating the Collision. KSP was assisted at the scene by Bracken County Sheriff Deputies, Bracken County Fire and EMS, Bracken County Highway Department and the Bracken County Coroner.