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Cadiz Woman Dies After Colliding with Semi

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A 35-year-old Cadiz woman died Monday after colliding with a semi. 

Kentucky State Police said in a release Monday night that they received a call of a collision in Trigg County at 4:38 p.m. near mile marker 26 on US 68.

Erica Nyakeraka was traveling westbound in a 2005 Toyota Camry. Also traveling westbound was 70-year-old Virgil Litwiller of Farmington in a 2006 Peterbilt.

Litwiller had pulled out of a farm lot and was traveling at a slow speed. Nyakeraka failed to slow down as she approached the truck and collided with it. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.

Nyakeraka was transported to Trigg County Hospital where she was pronounced deceased.

Kentucky State Police are investigating the incident.

Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
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