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Pickup truck hits home, Kentucky woman in living room killed

Posted at 2:48 PM, Jul 28, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-28 17:48:14-04

MARION, Ky. (AP) — Police say a woman sitting in her living room was killed when a pickup truck struck her home in western Kentucky.

State Police in Madisonville said in a news release that 72-year-old Mary C. Bass of Marion was pronounced dead after the crash Saturday night.

The statement says a preliminary investigation shows a pickup truck driven by 43-year-old Christopher Hill of Marion failed to stop at an intersection, drove across a lawn and into the home.

The crash remains under investigation.

Marion is about 180 miles (290 kilometers) southeast of St. Louis, Missouri.