Tonya Peters, A Beloved Owsley County Teacher Death and Obituary, Victim Identified in Fatal Polaris RZR Crash

Tonya Peters, A Beloved Owsley County Teacher Death and Obituary, Victim Identified in Fatal Polaris RZR Crash

Tonya Peters, of Ricetown, Kentucky, has been identified as the victim in a Wednesday night fatal Polaris RZR crash in Owsley County.

Peters, 47, a beloved Owsley County teacher, was killed in a UTV crash near her Ricetown home on Wednesday. According to reports, Peters was operating a Polaris RZR at the KY-2024/ Sammy Peters Road junction, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle exited the roadway around 7 p.m Wednesday.

Peters was then ejected from the UTV. Peters was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries at the scene. Scores of friends, colleagues and family members took to Facebook to remember Peters.

Further investigation is still in progress. Witness with viable information should pls forward them to the appropriate security agencies.