Bowling Green teen killed in accident on Bluegrass Parkway

A Bowling Green teen was killed Sunday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident on the Bluegrass Parkway, according to Kentucky State Police Post 4 in Elizabethtown.

Connor Sheehan, 16, was driving a 2006 Chevrolet HHR on the westbound on-ramp of the Bluegrass Parkway toward Interstate 65 when his vehicle crossed the median, overturned and struck a 2009 Ford Fusion head on.

Sheehan was pronounced dead at the scene by the Hardin County Coroner’s Office. The other driver, 57-year-old Brenda Watkins of Lexington, was taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.

Both drivers were wearing seat belts and alcohol is not believed to be a factor.

The exact cause of the accident is under investigation.

Sheehan was a student at Greenwood High School.

Morgan Watson, chief communication officer for Warren County Public Schools, said grief counselors have been made available to students for as long as they’re needed.

“We want to send our condolences to the family,” she said.