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Kentucky State Police have charged two young people with murder after a sheriff’s deputy was killed when his car was rammed near the border of Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. The deputy, Sean Pursifull, was 31 years old. He and his K-9 dog, King, died when the cruiser was struck by the teenagers’ car.

State police said two state troopers had attempted to stop the speeding driver on the winding highway through the mostly rural Appalachian coal-mining region of the state. The 17-year-old driver veered over the center line of U.S. 119 and rammed into a Bell County Sheriff’s parked car that was parked beside the roadway.

The driver and his 16-year-old passenger were not hurt. In addition to the murder charge, they were both charged with assault on a service animal.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in an automobile accident in Philadelphia or anywhere in Pennsylvania, please contact the experienced car accident attorneys at Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis today to schedule your initial consultation.