Caneyville, KY — September 5, 2022, 49-year-old Barry Embry died in a multi-vehicle accident along the Western Kentucky Parkway near Caneyville.
Authorities say the incident happened around 12:10 p.m. on the Parkway. Preliminary investigation suggests 59-year-old Jeffery Hammonds was driving a Ford F-350 pickup west on the highway when a vehicle in front of him abruptly changed lanes, revealing to Hammonds that Embry’s Nissan pickup truck had stopped just ahead due to a disabled dump truck in the road.
Hammonds was unable to avoid rear-ending the Nissan; the impact pushed Embry into the back of the disabled dump truck.
Embry was pronounced dead at the scene. Hammonds and the dump truck driver were unhurt.
The investigation is ongoing. No further information is currently available.