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Letcher Co. driver charged with fetal homicide

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Steve Lannen

on November 10, 2008

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By Steve Lannen
slannen@herald-leader.com

A Letcher County man faces murder and fetal homicide charges after a car crash killed his passenger.

Charles Gross, of Whitesburg, was driving on Ky. 931 on Sunday night when his vehicle dropped off the road and overturned in a ditch, according to a Kentucky State Police press release.

Amanda F. Smith, 28, of Neon, died from her injuries at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. Smith and her fetus were pronounced dead.

Neither Gross nor Smith was wearing a seat belt.

Police arrested Gross and charges him with murder, fetal homicide, aggravated driving under the influence and drug possession, according to the press release.

Man killed, woman critical after Woodford wreck

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Steve Lannen

on October 3, 2008

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By Steve Lannen
slannen@herald-leader.com

A man was killed and a woman was injured after a crash on Pisgah Pike in Woodford County.

The crash occurred about 9:30 p.m. near 3455 Pisgah Pike, Versailles Police spokesperson Pat Melton said. Investigators were at the scene late Friday trying to determine what caused the 2001 Chevrolet Malibu to crash, Melton said.

The woman was flown to the University of Kentucky hospital with critical injuries, he said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Ashlee Clark is the Richmond bureau reporter for the Herald-Leader. She has covered general assignments in Madison, Clark, Estill, Powell and Montgomery counties since she joined the newspaper in September 2007. Ashlee, a Louisville native, is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she received degrees in journalism and sociology.

Shawntaye Hopkins is the Herald-Leader’s police reporter, covering local law enforcement, fire and EMS and breaking news. She joined the staff in September 2006 as the newspaper’s night police reporter. Shawntaye, a Louisville native, graduated from Western Kentucky University where she studied journalism and criminology. Shawntaye resides in Lexington.

Delano Massey is the Herald-Leader’s Regional Editor. He works closely with the paper’s bureau reporters and police and courts reporters to plan coverage, pursue breaking news and seek out enterprise stories. A Northeast Ohio native, Delano started his journalism career as a night cops reporter at the Belleville News-Democrat. In 2003, he made the trek to Lexington to take the reins as the newspaper’s daytime cops reporter. Delano, a graduate of the University of Akron, has won numerous awards for breaking news, spot news and investigative journalism.

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