Graves rollover crash sends Benton man to hospital

A rollover crash on KY 80 West in Graves County Monday morning sent a Benton man to a Paducah hospital.

The Graves County Sheriff's Office reports that they responded to KY 80 and Cash Road for a rollover injury crash.

Their investigation found that 24-year-old Fernando Hernandez fell asleep while traveling eastbound, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and strike a culvert. The vehicle then overturned multiple times.

Hernandez was taken to Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital for treatment of injuries, while two passengers in the vehicle were reportedly not injured.

PHOTO: GRAVES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE