Man convicted of vehicular homicide, drunken driving after fatal crash in Green County

GREENSBURG, Ky. (WBKO) – A Green County man faces more than a decade in prison after a fatal crash left one dead and five injured.

According to a news release, the crash originally occurred in Summersville on June 24, 2023. A Kentucky State Police investigation revealed that Daniel Sidebottom, 23, of Greensburg, was operating a pickup truck while under the influence of alcohol when he failed to obey a stop sign while speeding on KY 323.

Police say he drove through an intersection and struck the passenger side of a vehicle traveling on KY 61, killing a Larue County woman and leaving five others with serious injuries.

On September 12, 2024, Sidebottom entered a guilty plea to the following charges, in addition to other traffic offences:

Vehicular homicide under the influence of alcohol
Three counts of first-degree assault
Two counts of second-degree assault
Possession of marijuana

The investigation was presented to the Green County Grand Jury in September 2023 and they subsequently filed charges against Sidebottom, the release said. The Commonwealth Attorney’s Office of the 11th Judicial Circuit offered and agreed to a settlement of this investigation.

On November 6, 2024, the Green County Circuit Court sentenced Daniel Sidebottom to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to the aforementioned charges.