One man is dead and another injured in a crash involving two dump trucks and a pickup truck near Union, Kentucky, on Nov. 17.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office reported the incident occurred at approximately 12:58 p.m. on US Highway 42 near Bleu Yacht Lane. A 2019 Kenworth dump truck was traveling northbound behind a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado. When the Silverado came to a stop, the dump truck struck its right rear passenger side, causing the Silverado to veer into the oncoming lane, where it collided with a 2026 Western Star dump truck traveling southbound.
Authorities indicated that there was clear evidence of braking and an attempt to avoid the collision. Both dump trucks were fully loaded at the time of the crash.
The driver of the Chevrolet Silverado, 75-year-old Hermon Lewis Estes Jr. of Covington, Kentucky, was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no passengers in any of the vehicles involved. One driver was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Florence for evaluation, while the other declined medical treatment.
The crash remains under investigation.