MOUNT STERLING, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Mount Sterling man was arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with a fatal two-vehicle collision that occurred in July in Montgomery County.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office reported that 35-year-old Matthew Blackburn was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree manslaughter. On Sept. 26, evidence was presented to a grand jury in Montgomery County and an indictment was returned.

The charges stem from a deadly two-vehicle crash that reportedly occurred on Indian Mound near Old Owingsville Road on July 3 and resulted in the death of a man.

Blackburn was taken into custody without incident at his residence and transported to the Powell County Detention Center, according to officials.

The sheriff's office has no

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