20-year-old Lebanon man charged with killing two people in Marion County crash

LEBANON, KY (FOX 56) – A Lebanon man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly crashed head-on into another car in Marion County Saturday evening, leading to the deaths of a man and a woman.

According to the Kentucky State Police Department (KSP), it happened Saturday around 6:20 p.m. near the intersection of Jessietown Road in Marion County.

Troopers said an initial investigation revealed that 20-year-old Erick Garcia of Lebanon was driving a 2005 Dodge Ram westbound on US 68 when he allegedly crossed the center line of the highway, entered the eastbound lane and entered the road left.

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KSP said Garcia then steered his truck back onto the road in the eastbound lane and crashed head-on into a 2020 Chevrolet Equinox driven by 75-year-old Roy Wright of Lebanon.

Roy Wright was taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital, where he reportedly died.

He had been riding with a passenger, 72-year-old Deborah Wright of Lebanon, who was pronounced dead at the scene by the Marion County Coroner’s Office, according to a news release.

Erick Garcia, 20, was arrested Saturday and booked into the Marion County Detention Center. (Marion County Detention Center)

Garcia was arrested and charged with the following:

First-degree vehicular homicide
First degree assault
First degree wanton endangerment
Driving under the influence – first offense