Press Release From Don Jones, Franklin County Sheriff
On August 14th at 9:22 a.m., Franklin County Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash on North Thompsonville Road, just south of Knob Prairie Road. (This would be just south of the railroad trestles).
A 2012 Nissan Rogue driven by Treber Lenich, 19, of West Frankfort, was south bound on North Thompsonville Road, when it traveled off the roadway on the west side and struck an embankment. The vehicle caught fire in the engine compartment and was extinguished from passers by with a fire extinguisher.
The driver was apparently killed on impact, and was pronounced dead at the scene by Franklin County Coroner, Marty Leffler’s office.
Abbott EMS and Cave-Eastern Fire Protection District also responded. Lenich was believed to be on his way home from work at a local coal mine. The crash is still under investigation.
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