1 dead, 3 in hospital after head-on crash in Hardin County

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A woman is dead and three more are in the hospital after a crash in Hardin County Tuesday morning.

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office said officers were called to the 1600 block of North Pleasant Hill Road around 7:20 a.m. on the report of a crash.

Police said an initial investigation showed a Ford Focus heading westbound crossed the center line and struck a Kia coming the opposite direction. The driver of the Ford was pronounced dead on the scene. The woman was identified as Destiny McClawley of Upton, Kentucky.

Two children from the Ford and the driver of the Kia were taken to Baptist Hardin where they all are expected to survive, according to the sheriff’s office.