SPENCER CO. – On Monday, January 29, at approximately 9:22 pm, Spencer County Deputies, EMS, and First Responders rushed to a single-vehicle accident on State Road 70 near New Hope Baptist Church.
Police say the vehicle was traveling west when it veered off the north side of the roadway, colliding with two trees before coming to a rest in a ditch on the north side of the roadway.
Speed is believed to be a factor.
The driver, identified as 19-year-old Darius Watkins from Cannelton, was extricated from the vehicle and transported by Spencer County EMS to Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
Spencer County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstructionists are currently investigating this accident.
