Fatal crash near Red Bud

Emergency personnel responded to a fatal one-vehicle crash that occurred early Sunday morning near Red Bud.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Red Bud Fire Department and Monroe County EMS responded shortly before 5:30 a.m. to a vehicle on fire off the roadway on Powell Road just south of LL Road. The vehicle was later determined to have crashed.

The Monroe County coroner’s office is working to identify the vehicle occupant as police continue to investigate the crash.

“The cause of death and identification of deceased is pending toxicology and DNA results,” Monroe County Coroner Bob Hill stated in a Sunday evening news release.

Monday afternoon, Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing stated in a news release that deputies located a Volkswagen Jetta at the scene that had left the roadway and caught fire with a driver that was deceased.

 

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