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On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Kentucky State Police Post 9 Pikeville received a request for reconstruction of a two vehicle crash on US 23 at Nippa from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. Upon arrival, troopers discovered a Pike County Sheriff’s Office vehicle and a passenger car was involved in the crash. The sheriff’s vehicle was occupied by one male and one female deputy, with a female being transported to another facility in the back seat. The second vehicle is believed to be occupied by two or three people, with one person in this vehicle pronounced deceased due to injuries from the crash. The victim was identified as 90-year-old Betty Jewel Moore of Van Lear.