Kentucky State Police Investigates Fatal UTV Collision in Boyle County

Gravel Switch, Ky. (March 21, 2026) – The Kentucky State Police, Richmond Post, was contacted just before 9:00 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2026, by the Boyle County Sheriff’s Office requesting investigative assistance in reference to a single-vehicle utility terrain vehicle (UTV) collision on Forkland Road in the Gravel Switch community of Boyle County.

KSP Troopers, along with emergency medical personnel, responded to the scene. Preliminary investigation indicates that Jason Whitaker, 41, of Lebanon, Ky, was operating a Can-Am UTV on Forkland Road when he failed to negotiate a right-hand curve, exited the roadway, and struck a tree.

As a result of the collision, a passenger in the UTV, Connie Thompson, 63, of Lebanon, Ky, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Boyle County Coroner’s Office. Mr. Whitaker was airlifted to the University of Albert B. Chandler hospital with life-threatening injuries. Toxicology results are pending.

The collision remains under investigation and is being reconstructed by Detective Tyler Holt. He was assisted at the scene by personnel from Kentucky State Police, the Boyle County Sheriff’s Office, Boyle County EMS, Boyle County Fire Department, and the Boyle County Coroner’s Office.

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