Driver in deadly Nicholas County crash charged with murder
CARLISLE, Ky. (WKYT) - The driver in a deadly Nicholas County crash is now facing charges, including murder.
24-year-old Cheyeene Clifford was booked into the Bourbon County Detention Center early Tuesday morning.
The crash happened Sunday on Myers Road, about 10 minutes out from Carlisle.
Police say five people were in the vehicle, including Clifford, who was driving, when it ran off the road and hit a tree.
Crews airlifted two people to the hospital. Two others died at the scene. The coroner identified those victims as 20-year-old Gage Gaunce and 17-year-old high school student Nathaniel Welch.
Clifford is facing two counts of murder. Clifford’s arrest citation says his blood alcohol level was .14 at the time of the crash. The legal limit is .08. His other charges include DUI and assault.
Online fundraisers are collecting money for the families of both Gaunce and Welch.
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