According to Kentucky State Police, the accident happened just before 3:00 pm on KY 1282 and Joe Parker Road. Troopers said 37-year-old Prince L. Bolden, of Tiptonville, TN, was traveling east on KY 1282 when for unknown reasons his car ran off the road into an embankment.
Bolden was pronounced dead at the scene by the Fulton County Coroner. A passenger, 21-year-old Kamren R. Bolden, also of Tiptonville, TN, was air-lifted to a Memphis hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Troopers said excessive speed is believed to have contributed to the accident.
