Crash northwest of Cynthiana kills one

Posted: 3:33am on Feb 5, 2012; Modified: 8:33am on Feb 5, 2012

Authorities on Saturday identified a man killed in a crash northwest of Cynthiana as Curtis Becker, 49.

While driving on Ky. 1054 around 7:15 p.m. Friday, Becker lost control of a Toyota Camry in a curve, went off the road, overcorrected, then slid sideways into the path of a Dodge 3500 truck, according to Harrison County Sheriff Bruce Hampton.

The driver of the other truck, a 66-year-old man whom authorities did not identify, was airlifted to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital. Hampton said his inuries were not thought to be life-threatening.

Ware Funeral Home in Cynthiana is handling arrangements for Becker.

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