HARDINSBURG, KY (March 7, 2025) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 4 responded to an injury collision on Kentucky 259 in Breckinridge Co. involving an Amish buggy.
On Thursday, March 6, 2025, around 3:15 P.M. CST, KSP received a call from the Breckinridge Co. Sheriff's Office requesting assistance with an injury collision near the 14,000 block of South KY 259 near the McDaniels Community in Breckinridge County.
The preliminary investigation revealed a 2004 Ford Taurus, operated by Brenda Aubrey, 55, of Custer, was traveling south when she rear-ended the horse-drawn buggy. The operator of the buggy, Elise Girod, 33, and three juvenile passengers were transferred by helicopter to the University of Lousiville (UofL) Hospital for treatment.
Two of the juveniles were later released, and Girod and one remaining juvenile remain in the UofL Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Aubrey was transported to Breckinridge Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation is ongoing by reconstructionist Trooper Tyler Lynch. He was assisted at the scene by the Breckinridge Co. Sheriff's Office, Hardinsburg Police Dept., Breckinridge Co. EMS and the McDaniels Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.
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