Must Watch: ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ General Lee Replica Soars Over Downtown Kentucky Fountain

You’ve got to see this.

A stunt driver jumped a fountain in downtown Somerset, Kentucky, while driving a replica of the General Lee.

The Commonwealth Journal gave details on the jump:

“The Jump” went off as planned — and it landed as a hit.

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In front what is almost certainly the largest ever crowd of people at a Somernites Cruise event on Saturday — and likely any downtown Somerset event in memory — stunt jumper Raymond Kohn ripped down East Mt. Vernon Street at a speed of 50 miles per hour and jumped a replica of the famous “Dukes of Hazzard” car over the Fountain Square, through the fountain’s spray and onto the other side.

Watch the jump here:

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A replica of the General Lee jumped over Somerset’s Fountain Square today.

pic.twitter.com/h9WgxGoLVz

— The Daily Sneed™ (@Tr00peRR) June 29, 2025

Another angle:

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“General Lee” Jump #Somerset #Kentucky pic.twitter.com/y0yAWTrG2Q

— cOuRtNi (@courtnni) June 29, 2025

Stuck the landing https://t.co/VrJ7ftdw0O pic.twitter.com/VbW32lw4ti

— Karl Townes Van Zandt (@Karl_Townes) June 28, 2025

The aftermath:

The General Lee was getting some air in Somerset Kentucky. Yeehaw! pic.twitter.com/UPermZ5x72

— Russ (@TheBigRuss77) June 29, 2025

The jump came around the same time it was reported that Dukes of Hazzard star Rick Hurst has passed away.

CNN had more details on Hurst’s death:

Actor Rick Hurst, best known for playing Deputy Cletus Hogg in the hit sitcom “The Dukes of Hazzard,” has died at age 79.

His death was confirmed by Ben Jones, his co-star on the show, who posted a message on the Facebook page of the Cooter’s Place museum, which is dedicated to the show, on Thursday.

“It doesn’t seem right that Rick Hurst passed away this afternoon. When something so unexpected happens, it is ‘harder to process,’ as the current expression goes,” wrote Jones.

“I have known Rick for over 45 years and there wasn’t a minute of that time that he didn’t leave me smiling or laughing. Sure he was a professional comedian, but mostly he just had a heart as big as Texas,” he added.

“He was a fine actor, a splendid comic, and a wonderfully supportive colleague,” said Jones, who recalled how “everything clicked” when Hurst joined the “Dukes of Hazzard” cast.

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