LONDON, Ky.  – An Oneida man faces murder charges after a crash killed a Kentucky officer.

According to police 26-year-old officer, Logan Medlock was hit and killed by a drunk driver overnight at around 12:40 AM on Sunday morning.  Casey P. Byrd, age 36 of Onedia, was driving a pickup truck traveling north on Ky. 229 when it entered the intersection and collided with Officer Medlock’s patrol unit.

The impact knocked both vehicles into the A.R. Dyche Cemetery, damaging several headstones. The intersection was closed for most of Sunday morning while the KSP Critical Incident Response Team reconstructed the accident.

As a result of the collision, Officer Medlock suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead on the scene by the Laurel County Coroner’s Office. Officer Medlock joined the London Police Department in August 2019.

According to the officers, Alcohol appears to have played a role in the fatal crash.