Girls’ basketball coach killed in crash in Martin County

MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ)- A girls’ high school basketball coach was killed in a car accident Tuesday morning in Martin County, according to State Police.

Investigators say 59-year old Tim Rice, of Betsy Layne, died after he ran into the back of a commercial vehicle on Kentucky Route 3, near the federal prison.

Rice was the girls’ head basketball coach at Sheldon Clark High School in Inez.  Grief counselors will be at the school to help students and staff deal with the sudden and heavy loss.