Impaired driver charged in death of 18-year-old in crossover crash

A 26-year-old man has been charged in the death of a teenager in a crossover crash in Nelson County.

Kentucky State Police said troopers responded to the accident on Tuesday night, April 22, at approximately 6:00 in the 800 block of Hwy 509 (Fairfield Rd.) in Coxs Creek.

As K105 previously reported, state police said its investigation revealed that 26-year-old Jonathan Hood, of Lawrenceburg, was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado north on Hwy 509 when he crossed the center line and into the path of a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, being driven by a 17-year-old juvenile.

Both Hood and the juvenile driver were transported to University of Louisville Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A passenger in the juvenile’s vehicle, 18-year-old McKinzi Raisor, of Bardstown, was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Nelson County Coroner’s Office.

On Tuesday, state police announced that Hood has been charged with vehicular homicide in Raizor’s death, his second DUI, felony wanton endangerment, and possession of an open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle. He was lodged in the Nelson County Detention Center.

(Photo l-r: Jonathan Hood, McKinzi Raisor, courtesy of Barlow Funeral Home)

By Ken Howlett, News Director

Contact Ken at ken@k105.com