Kentucky State Police Post 15 has released details regarding a fatal wreck in the Sano community early yesterday morning.
State Police say the wreck occurred at around 1:15 yesterday morning on Sano Mount Olive Road. David King, 31, of Columbia, was traveling east on Sano Mount Olive Road in a 2009 Chevrolet HHR when he exited the right side of the roadway and struck a tree.
A juvenile passenger in King’s vehicle was transported to Russell County Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased by the Russell County Coroner’s Office. The Adair County School District identified the teen as Skyler Huckaby, an 8th grade student at Adair County Middle School.
Another juvenile passenger was transported to the University of Kentucky Hospital with life-threatening injuries. A third juvenile passenger was transported to the Russell County Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
King was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide when under the influence of alcohol, three counts of wanton endangerment first degree, two counts of assault first degree, and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.
Arrest records show King has been arrested for driving under the influence three different times dating back to 2016. He was arrested by Columbia Police in July 2020 for driving under the influence. He was also arrested in Casey County by Kentucky State Police in October 2016 and by the Casey County Sheriff’s Office in August 2015.
King was lodged in the Russell County Detention Center. He made his first court appearance yesterday in Russell County, where bond was set at $500,000.
