2 teens killed in Bullitt County crash identified

The Bullitt County Sheriff's Office said around 5:20 a.m. Sunday a car crashed into a home off...
The Bullitt County Sheriff's Office said around 5:20 a.m. Sunday a car crashed into a home off Highway 44 and Proctor Lane.(WAVE 3 News)
Updated: Mar. 18, 2020 at 12:50 PM EDT

BULLITT COUNTY, Ky. (WAVE) – Two teenagers who died after a vehicle crashed into a home and caught on fire have been identified.

Joseph Kyle Franke, 17, and Ethan Beichler, 16, were inside the vehicle that crashed in on Highway 44E, near Proctor Lane, around 5:20 a.m. on March 15, according to the Bullitt County Deputy Coroner.

When deputies arrived, the house and the vehicle were fully engulfed in flames.

The coroner said Franke was the driver and Beichler was a passenger.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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