Woman dies after vehicle goes airborne, crashes into ‘body of water’ along KY roadway

A woman died after a vehicle “ended up in a body water off the road” following a Thursday night crash in Kentucky, officials said.

According to the Hopkinsville Fire/EMS, the crash happened on Thursday, Dec. 26 near the intersection of KY 107 and 800.

In a Facebook post, Hopkinsville Fire/EMS said a vehicle reportedly “left the roadway, rolled several times, and ended up in a body of water off the road.”

A crash report later provided by the Christian County Sheriff’s Office revealed deputies were sent to a crash “with unknown injuries” on Greenville Road at Coal Creek Road at approximately 7:30 p.m.

When deputies arrived to the scene, a witness reportedly told them that a 2013 Jeep Wrangler left the roadway, went airborne and came to a rest in the riverbed.

According to a crash report, two of the occupants inside the Jeep were able to free themselves from the wreckage. However, the driver—identified as Sandra Holder— was found near the riverbed “unconscious and not breathing.”

Officials said the other two occupants removed Holder from the vehicle before emergency personnel arrived. Upon EMS’ arrival, Holder was taken to the roadway where “CPR was started and she was transported to Jennie Stuart Hospital,” states the crash report.

Holder later died from her injuries at Jennie Stuart Hospital, deputies said.

Meanwhile, the other two occupants were evaluated at the scene by EMS and refused further medical treatment.

In the crash report, a deputy said an occupant who was in the vehicle claimed that as Holder was approaching the curve on Greenville Road, an oncoming vehicle’s headlights blinded her vision.

The occupant allegedly said Holder attempted to steer the vehicle away from the bright headlights, but went off the roadway instead.

While processing the vehicle, a deputy reportedly found eight grams of a “leafy green substance” in the center console, which was later identified as marijuana. However, the marijuana was later disposed of, as no charges are pending.