- Lee Coleman | December 31, 2006 6:01 AM |
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Workplace InjuriesThe demolition of the Continental Inn in Lexington caused serious injury to a worker yesterday. According to the Lexington Fire Department who responded to the scene, the man was injured when a concrete slab fell from the ceiling, the slab was 3-5 inches thick and 6 by 15 feet across. He had a very serious injury to his foot as he was trapped for around an hour while firefighters worked to free...
- Lee Coleman | December 30, 2006 6:58 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA issued a Public Health Advisory on gadolinium based contrast agents. Information has been received about a new disease, known as Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis or Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NSF/NFD). This may occur in patients with moderate to end-stage kidney disease after they have had a MRI or MRA scan with the gadolinium based contrast agent. There have been 90 reports of...
- Lee Coleman | December 29, 2006 6:56 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAround 3 p.m. Monday afternoon in Gallatin County, a 23-year-old Louisville man was killed on Interstate 71. According to Kentucky State Police, he was driving north when his vehicle crossed the median and stuck a vehicle that was going south driven by a 67-year-old man from Ohio. The Louisville man was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from his vehicle and then struck by another...
- Lee Coleman | December 28, 2006 6:55 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsEarly Saturday morning around 12 a.m. an accident happened on Taylor Ford Road, causing injuries to four. And 18-year-old Columbia woman was driving west on Taylor Ford Road when she left the roadway and then over corrected and stuck an embankment, the vehicle then overturned. She was not wearing a seatbelt. She was taken by private vehicle and treated and released at Russell County Hospital....
- Lee Coleman | December 27, 2006 11:41 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAn injury was the result of the three vehicle accident on KY 49 on Friday. A 29-year-old man from Loretto was traveling north when he apparently lost control in a curve on wet pavement and went into the southbound lane, he then struck a vehicle driven by a 79-year-old woman from Loretto and then also striking a vehicle in the southbound lane driven by a 59-year-old from Lebanon. The 76-year-old...
- Lee Coleman | December 23, 2006 9:49 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 4-year-old child is dead and an 8-year-old is in serious condition after a head-on crash in Boone County Thursday morning. Around 6 a.m. a pickup truck driven by a 20-year-old from Covington turned in front of a 29-year-old resident of Independence. The 8-year-old was taken to Children's Hospital by ambulance the 4-year-old was taken by Air Care. The 4-year-old died later at the hospital. Four...
- Lee Coleman | December 22, 2006 9:48 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThursday evening turned deadly on Ky. 210 when a Tennessee resident was killed in a three vehicle crash. According to Kentucky State Police reports a 19-year-old man from Elizabethtown was driving east on Ky. 210 when he crossed the center line, side-swiping a car driven by a 47-year-old man from Rineyville. The Elizabethtown man then struck a car driven by a 23-year-old woman from Oneida, TN.,...
- Lee Coleman | December 21, 2006 4:34 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAs we begin the Christmas holiday rush, we should think about safety when we are out driving. Often we think we are cautious and nothing will happen, but can the same be said for the ones we share the road with. This time of year everyone is in a rush or hurry and not always paying as close attention as they should. Always wear your seatbelt and make sure those in the vehicle with you do also....
- Lee Coleman | December 20, 2006 4:26 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsTuesday evening around 6:20 p.m. Kentucky State Police Trooper Jonathan K. Leonard was involved in an accident with another vehicle on US 119 in the community of Sidney. He was a three year veteran of the department and spent the entire time with the Pikeville Post. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to the Pikeville Medical Center and later flown to University of Kentucky Medical Center...
- Lee Coleman | December 18, 2006 4:28 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsSunday a crash on Ky. 498 killed a Beattyville woman in Lee County and sent another to the hospital. According to Kentucky State Police the 26-year-old Beattyville woman was driving on Ky. 498 about 10:15 a.m. when she apparently crossed the center lane and crashed head-on into a truck driven by a 27-year-old Beattyville man. She was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the truck was...
- Lee Coleman | December 15, 2006 12:34 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThursday morning around 7 a.m. a 12-year-old girl was on her way to catch her bus. She was crossing southbound, at the intersection of Beech street and Algonquin Parkway, when she was struck by a 22-year-old driver who was driving a Red GMC sport utility vehicle. It was dark at the time of the incident and the girl was wearing dark clothing. The driver had the green light and the right-of-way....
- Lee Coleman | December 14, 2006 12:32 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsMonday morning a two car collision on Ky. 15 at Vancleve killed the son of Breathitt County surveyor Jake Combs. According to a police report Shawne Combs was heading north on KY 15 near the junction of KY 205 when he apparently crossed the center line and collided with a vehicle driven by a 42-year-old South Fork resident. Combs was flown to the University of Kentucky Hospital. Passengers in...
- Lee Coleman | December 13, 2006 6:19 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsMonday night an accident on I-64 just east of Grayson, Ky., closed down both eastbound lanes of traffic. A 55-year-old Ashland man was hauling I-beams with his pickup when the load shifted, causing the trailer to push against the guardrail on the inside lane. The accident ended up with the pickup sitting backward on top of the trailer that was carrying the I-beams. A white Neon then struck the...
- Lee Coleman | December 12, 2006 6:29 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsSaturday morning around 9:45 a.m. an accident occurred on Old Burkesville Road. A 17-year-old Albany resident was pulling onto Old Burkesville Road in his 1999 Chevrolet pickup when he was hit by a 1996 Nissan Sentra being driven by a 28 year old Albany resident. Two passengers were transported to Clinton County Hospital along with the driver of the Sentra. The 17-year old was treated at the...
- Lee Coleman | December 11, 2006 4:27 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThursday morning debris littered the roadway at the site of an accident on the Cumberland Parkway. Around 11:30 a.m. a pickup truck driven by a 36-yea-old Williamsburg resident and a tractor trailer driven by a 29-year-old of Reynolds Station were both westbound when the pickup truck was rear ended by the tractor trailer throwing it into the woods. The driver of the pickup had to be STAT...
- Lee Coleman | December 07, 2006 6:21 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsEarly Monday morning a two car crash happened around 6 a.m. at the intersection of Happy Valley Road and U.S. 31E. A 19-year-old from Rector, Arkansas was on Happy Valley Road when he went through the intersection of U.S. 31E, a 51-year-old driver from Glasgow struck the drivers side door. The Glasgow resident and a 19 year old passenger from the other vehicle were transported to T.J. Samson...
- Lee Coleman | December 06, 2006 6:09 AM |
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MiscellaneousThursday around 9:45 a.m. three people were injured in a two vehicle accident at the intersections of KY 61 North and Thompson Harvey Road. Anna Helm and her three week old daughter were traveling south in a 1996 Toyota Camry when a vehicle traveling north attempted to turn onto Thompson Harvey Road and they collided. All three were injured and were taken to West Lake Regional Hospital by the...
- Lee Coleman | December 05, 2006 4:05 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsEarly Wednesday about 8:15 a.m. a pickup truck collided with a semi-tractor trailer on Kentucky 55 South. A 17-year-old Shelbyville teenager collided with the semi as he was exiting I-64 East when he tried to speed up to get ahead of the semi that was heading north. He then apparently lost control of his Ford F150 pickup and it spun in front of the semi. The teenager had to be cut from his...
- Lee Coleman | December 02, 2006 6:34 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsMonday morning five people were injured in separate accidents on U.S. 60. The first accident at U.S. 60 and Addington road happened just around 6 a.m. Sporting News Radio personality Dicky Tiller was inured when he attempted to pass a slow moving vehicle and the other person turned left and he steered to avoid the accident and struck a concrete pillar sign post at the intersection. He was taken...
- Lee Coleman | December 01, 2006 6:31 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsSunday morning about 9 a.m. a Corbin woman was killed when her Ford Festiva crossed the center line and entered the eastbound lane on Kentucky 312. The vehicle struck a Chevrolet van driven by a 64-year-old London man head on. He was flown to the University of Kentucky Medical Center from the scene.18 hours earlier a 17-year-old was driving down a hill in Keavy when his Hyundai Accent dropped...