London crash kills Corbin woman

The funeral service is scheduled for Saturday afternoon for a Corbin woman killed during a three-vehicle June 30 collision in London.

Phyllis Darlene Hale

The accident happened about 2 p.m. on KY-192 near Community Trust Bank, and involved a Ford pickup truck, a Nissan minivan and a GMC Acadia.

Preliminary investigation by the London Laurel Reconstruction Team revealed that the Ford pickup was traveling west on KY-192 when it struck the rear of the Nissan minivan. This caused the minivan to veer into the eastbound lane where it collided head-on with the GMC Acadia, according to a London Police Department release.

As a result of the head-on collision, the operator of the minivan, Phyllis Darlene Hale, 56, sustained severe injuries and later died at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Gary Hale, 56, of Corbin, who was a passenger in the minivan, also sustained severe injuries.

The operator of the Ford pickup truck, Timothy Wells, 60, of London, did not sustain any injuries.

The operator of the GMC Acadia, Dylan Baker 27, along with passenger Halee Hubbard, 18, both of London, sustained injuries that were non-life-threatening. In addition, five juvenile passengers in the GMC Acadia received injuries as a result of the collision.

The London Laurel Reconstruction Team comprised of Lt. Ryan Jackson, Officer Hobie Daugherty and Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Mink is continuing its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision.

Visitation for Phyllis Darlene Hale will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at Bowling Funeral Home in London.

Her funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Bowling Funeral Home Chapel with Jerry Laudermilk, Mike Dixon and Mark Huff officiating. Burial will follow in the A.R. Dyche Memorial Park in London.

Pallbearers will be Sandy White, Timmy Hale, Scott Carroll, Tyler Huff, Mark Huff, Jeremiah Saylor, Daniel Sears and Robbie Gabbard. Honorary pallbearers will be Arnold White, Hunter Carroll, William ‘Bill’ White, Larry Hale, Steven Hale, Dylan Hale and Kenneth Moore.