Kentucky State Police investigate deadly two-vehicle crash on Old Beech Fork Road
Bobbie Boggs, 82, of Big Laurel, was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Old Beech Fork Road in Slemp, where state police and the sheriff’s office reconstructed the wreck.
Kentucky State Police are investigating a deadly two-vehicle crash on Old Beech Fork Road in the Slemp community of Perry County that killed Bobbie Boggs, 82, of Big Laurel.
Troopers at Post 13 in Hazard said the Perry County Sheriff’s Office contacted them at about 4:30 p.m. on April 13, 2026, to help with the investigation and reconstruction of the wreck. The crash involved two vehicles on the rural road in eastern Perry County.
The Perry County Coroner’s Office pronounced Boggs dead at the scene. A local report identified him as a Harlan County man from Big Laurel, underscoring how crashes on mountain roads can affect families beyond one county line.
Investigators have not publicly said what caused the collision or whether any other injuries were involved. The available reports also do not assign fault, leaving those questions for the ongoing inquiry by state police and local authorities.
Old Beech Fork Road runs through a sparsely populated stretch of Perry County where drivers often share narrow roads with limited shoulders and sharp curves. Fatal crashes there draw close attention from residents in Slemp and nearby communities because even a single wreck can turn a familiar roadway into a scene of emergency response and reconstruction work.
The case also shows the way county and state agencies work together after a fatal wreck. The sheriff’s office handled the initial response and called in Kentucky State Police to document the crash site, examine the vehicles and piece together how the collision unfolded before the matter moves further through the investigative process.
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