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Teen injured in one-vehicle crash

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Alcohol believed to be a factor

A Campbellsville teenager was injured Tuesday in a one-vehicle crash on west U.S. 68.

According to a Campbellsville Police news release, officers investigated the collision at about 6:30 a.m.

The report states that Derek D. Taylor, 19, was driving a 2000 GMC Jimmy east on U.S. 68 when he lost control, traveled off the roadway and overturned several times before coming to rest on the roadway.

Taylor was not wearing a seat belt, according to the report, and was ejected from the vehicle.

Campbellsville/Taylor County EMS personnel transported Taylor to Taylor Regional Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. He is listed in stable condition.

Alcohol is believed to be a contributing factor in the collision, the report states, and the incident remains under investigation.

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