GLASGOW, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Glasgow teenager died Thursday afternoon following a motorcycle collision with a semi-truck on Scottsville Road in Barren County.
The incident occurred shortly before 3 p.m. at the intersection of Scottsville Road and Finney Road, according to Kentucky State Police. Investigators report that 17-year-old Zachary Raney was traveling south on Scottsville Road when his 2008 Yamaha motorcycle crossed the center line.
Raney’s motorcycle then collided with a 2020 Freightliner semi-truck driven by 53-year-old Daniel Pere Vega from Louisville. The Barren County Deputy Coroner pronounced Raney dead at the scene, and no other injuries were reported.
Kentucky State Police are conducting an ongoing investigation into the crash.