FLORENCE, Ky. — One person is dead and another was hospitalized Sunday morning after a head-on collision in Florence, the Florence Police Department said.
Around 10:15 a.m., police responded to US-42 near Grand Avenue for a crash. They found that 34-year-old Megan Ruoff was driving westbound on US-42 in a Nissan Sentra when she came across the double-yellow and struck a Chevrolet Malibu head-on.
Ruoff was transported to St. Elizabeth's with life-threatening injuries. She died at the hospital.
The other driver was transported to UC Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. That driver is in stable condition.
It's currently unclear what caused Ruoff to veer into oncoming traffic.
If anyone witnessed the crash or has further information is asked to call the Florence Police Department at 859-647-5420.
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