Trimble County

Kentucky Press News Service

The heatwave gripping Kentucky will continue at least through Wednesday, the National Weather Service office in Louisville says.

But temperatures will slowly moderate but only by a degree or two until highs on Wednesday, July 4 will be in the mid 90s.

A series of thunderstorms moved through Kentucky on Sunday night causing many power outages along the way as wind gusts of more than 50 mph, according to the weather service, knocked down several trees that caused power to go out.

A Trimble County teenager has been killed and two others injured in a crash on U.S. 421 South. Kentucky State Police dispatchers received a call of a single vehicle crash at 11:22 p.m. Monday.

Upon arrival, troopers located the vehicle off the roadway against a tree.  Preliminary investigation shows that the car, driven by 16-year-old Mark Bastin of New Castle, was traveling north on U.S. 421S when the vehicle left the roadway for unknown reasons and struck a tree.