Published: December 30, 2008 12:33 pm            

Albany man killed in two car collision on Christmas Day

Monticello — An Albany man was killed in a two-car collision that occurred on KY 90, west of Monticello, on Christmas. According to Kentucky State Police, Juan Gus Tzoy, 24, of Albany was killed in the crash.

Two others were seriously injured in the accident, including a local woman, Jennifer Riddle, 24, of Monticello.

Riddle and Roberto Melendez, 28, of Albany, who was a passenger in Tzoy's vehicle, were both flown to the University of Kentucky Hospital following the crash.

Riddle was flown from the scene, while Melendez was taken to the Wayne County Hospital for treatment and later transferred to the Lexington hospital.

The accident occurred at approximately 6:13 p.m. on Thursday, December 25, near the four mile marker on KY 90, according to Kentucky State Police.

KSP Traffic Crash Reconstructionist Trooper Craig Reed determined that the 1993 Toyota Corolla, which was driven by Tzoy, was westbound on KY 90, when it crossed the centerline and struck a 1997 Chrysler Town and Country van head-on. Riddle was driving the van.

Tzoy was transported to the Wayne County Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead by Deputy Coroner Gordon Hicks.

Trooper Reed is leading the investigation into the crash. He was assisted at the scene by Kentucky State Police, the Wayne County Sheriff's Department, Wayne County EMS, and the Monticello Fire Department.

        

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