One dead, two injured in Allen crash

Published 10:48 am Sunday, June 29, 2025

A two-vehicle collision Saturday in Allen County left one person dead and two others with injuries.

According to Kentucky State Police, a 2008 Chevrolet Colorado driven by Carolyn Brandon, 72, of Franklin, was traveling east on Clare Road and attempting to make a left turn onto Franklin Road around 6 a.m. Saturday when it entered the path of a 2020 Toyota Camry traveling west on Clare Road.

Brandon was taken to The Medical Center in Franklin, where she was pronounced dead.

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The driver of the Camry, Brendan Ploughe, 26, of Scottsville, was treated at The Medical Center in Bowling Green for injuries that were not life-threatening.

A passenger in Brandon’s vehicle, Jonathan Blackman, was treated at TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.