One dead after a two vehicle crash in Muhlenberg County

On Saturday afternoon, Kentucky State Police Post 2 in Madisonville responded to a fatal collision that happened around the 5000 block on Greenville-Hopkinsville Road.

Officials believe 26-year-old, Michael Shoulders of Providence, Kentucky, was operating a 2000 Ford Ranger southbound on KY-189.

Fletcher Miller, 73 years old, of Island, Kentucky, was operating a 2017 F-150 northbound on KY-189 with a passenger alongside.

For an unknown reason, Shoulders lost control of his vehicle and struck Miller’s vehicle head on.

Shoulders was pronounced dead on the scene by the Muhlenberg County Coroner. Miller and his passenger were transported by ambulance to Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.