On Wednesday, April 5, at 7:27am, Kentucky State Police responded to a two vehicle collision at the 14 mile marker on the AA Highway in Lewis County. Upon investigation, it was determined that Brandon Yates, age 35 of Vanceburg, had been traveling east bound in a Chevy Blazer when he crossed the center line and struck head-on with a Dodge Dakota pickup truck operated by 22-year-old Dalton Cooper. Yates was pronounced deceased at the scene, and Cooper was flown to Cabell Huntington Hospital in stable condition.