- Lee Coleman | July 31, 2007 12:28 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAn accident on KY 104 in Todd County claimed the life of one and injured two others. A 1990 pickup truck was northbound on KY 104 in a small curve when the driver of a motorcycle going southbound locked his brakes up and slid into the pickup truck head on. The driver of the pickup truck and a passenger was taken to Gateway Medical Center. The motorcycle driver was pronounced dead at the scene...
- Lee Coleman | July 27, 2007 10:45 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsA Class I recall of the Thoratec TLC-II Portable Ventricular Assist Device Drivers (VAD) drivers has been initiated due to earlier than expected compressor motor wear out. The wear out time expected was 3000 hours and anyone with drivers exceeding 1500 hours need to stop using the units until they can be serviced by Thoratec, they should take them back to the hospital for a new backup...
- Lee Coleman | July 26, 2007 8:49 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThe 14 year old girl who was in the pickup truck with her mother and 8 year old brother Tuesday that was broadsided at an intersection by a semi has died from her injuries. Her mother remains in critical condition and the 8 year old brother is still in the hospital. The semi was hauling a load of steel plates that spilled after the semi overturned. The plates struck a car with a West Virginia...
- Lee Coleman | July 25, 2007 10:08 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA crash involving four vehicles on Kentucky's AA Highway in Alexandria Tuesday afternoon sent six people to the hospital. A semi-tractor trailer loaded with steel plates lost control at an intersection, running a crane into a ditch, broad-sided a pickup truck, turning the semi on it's side causing it to lose the load of plates that scattered across the southbound lanes and northbound lanes where...
- Lee Coleman | July 24, 2007 8:30 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 51 year old Lexington man was killed Sunday when the car he was riding in overturned after hitting an embankment. The driver was a 38 year old woman from Lexington. She was unable to negotiate a curve and overcorrected then traveled off the right side of the road again striking the embankment, overturning the 1998 Toyota Avalon. The Lexington man was ejected through the sunroof, he was not...
- Lee Coleman | July 20, 2007 3:37 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe FDA has issued a warning about hot dog chili sauce that has sickened two children in Texas and an Indiana couple who ate these products and had to be hospitalized after becoming seriously ill with Botulism. The 20 ounce cans are Castleberry's Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030000101), Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 3030099533), and Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce (UPC 1111083942) with "best by" dates...
- Lee Coleman | July 19, 2007 4:39 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA man was killed in a two car accident in Floyd County around 6 p.m. Wednesday. Police say the accident happened on Kentucky Route 122 when a vehicle traveling west was hit by a vehicle that was going east that crossed the center line and hit head-on. The driver going west was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver was taken to the hospital where the extent of his injuries were unknown....
- Lee Coleman | July 17, 2007 12:11 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAn accident in Hopkins County has left two people dead. According to Kentucky State Police a vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and passed several vehicles and apparently lost control. The vehicle left the right side of the roadway gong into a ditch and striking a culvert causing the vehicle to flip. Both the driver and the passenger were ejected and neither were wearing seatbelts at...
- Lee Coleman | July 11, 2007 9:02 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA multi-vehicle crash on I-75 has left four people dead and several injured. A truck pulling a trailer crossed the median and hit three other vehicles killing 4 and injuring 9 others. One woman who was killed was 8 months pregnant. Nine others had to be transported to area hospitals. State Police say that it appears alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the fatal accident.For more...
- Lee Coleman | July 11, 2007 9:02 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsA multi-vehicle crash on I-75 has left four people dead and several injured. A truck pulling a trailer crossed the median and hit three other vehicles killing 4 and injuring 9 others. One woman who was killed was 8 months pregnant. Nine others had to be transported to area hospitals. State Police say that it appears alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the fatal accident.
- Lee Coleman | July 10, 2007 8:47 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAnother bus crash for I-65 in less than a month. A bus carrying a load of children from Smyrna, Tennessee ran into the rear of a tractor trailer near Franklin, Ky around noon yesterday. The semi driver said that traffic was merging left due to a vehicle in the emergency lane when a motorcycle in front of him slowed to a near stop, he had to hit his brakes hard to avoid hitting the motorcycle and...
- Lee Coleman | July 09, 2007 11:51 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAn Edmonton couple were killed on Ky. 32-34 over the weekend when their motorcycle was struck head-on by a truck driven by a 67 year old Glasgow man when he crossed the center line. The husband was pronounced dead at the scene. The wife was taken to T.J. Samson Hospital by Stat-Care flight where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the truck and two passengers were not injured.For more...
- Lee Coleman | July 05, 2007 3:56 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsAn accident on July 4th around 10:45 p.m. sent a family of four to area hospitals. Apparently a 38 year old off duty state trooper crossed the center line and hit a pickup truck head- on injuring all 4 family members. Two adults were taken to University Hospital and two children ages ten and three were taken to Children's Hospital. The state trooper was taken to University Hospital also. Police...
- Lee Coleman | July 03, 2007 4:13 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 38 year old man died on Cane Run Road Sunday night after a woman backed her van onto the road trying to make a U-turn and struck his motorcycle. The motorcyclist died later at University Hospital.The driver of the van fled the scene and got into another vehicle and the was later dropped several miles from the scene. She has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident, tampering with...
- Lee Coleman | July 02, 2007 2:42 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsTrailer sway, taking a sharp turn or gust of wind, or just traveling down hill can cause this and is a leading cause in towing accidents each year. The violent swaying and swinging can cause catastrophic accidents. Recent Los Angeles Times investigation found numerous problems with U-Hauls company practices that contribute to these accidents. Among them not inspecting trailers for months, a...