Name of pedestrian killed in Graves County accident released

The name of a Mayfield man killed late Thursday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in Graves County has been released.

The Graves County Sheriff's Office arrived at the 2700 block of KY 131 around 5:40 pm to find 76-year-old Ronnie J. Doughty of Mayfield lying in the middle of the road.

Deputies and first responders performed CPR on Doughty until EMS arrived. Graves County Coroner Brad Jones pronounced Doughty dead at the scene. 

The vehicle that reportedly struck the man was driven by 41-year-old Jessica McDaniel of Mayfield. McDaniel told deputies she thought a deer was in the roadway and was unable to avoid striking what ended up being the Doughty.