State police: Two people die after cars loses control, overturns in water

Published 10:29 am Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Two people died after their car reportedly lost control on an icy Kentucky road and landed upside down in a nearby body of water.

The Kentucky State Police received a 911 call of Feb. 14 in reference to a vehicle upside down in a body of water off of Sandhill Road in Milton.

When KSP troopers arrived, they determined that the vehicle had been traveling west on Sandhill Road when it lost control due to icy road conditions. The vehicle left the roadway and overturned before coming to a final rest in the water.

Upon recovery of the vehicle, it was discovered that two people were deceased inside. 34-year-old Kristen Croxton and 63-year-old Woody Brewer both of Madison were pronounced deceased at the scene by the Trimble County Coroner.

Kentucky State Police was assisted on scene by the Trimble County Sheriff Office, Trimble County EMS, Bedford Fire, Milton Fire, and Trimble County Coroner.

The investigation is ongoing by the Kentucky State Police Post 5.