Automobile Accidents

• Two Car Accident Claims Life of Floyd County Woman In Kentucky

  Lee Coleman | August 18, 2006 8:36 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  A Floyd county woman died, and a Pikeville woman was injured when two cars collided in a Prestonsburg crash. Traffic was detoured for nearly 3 hours. Reports indicate seatbelts were not in use in one of the vehicles.Witnesses who left the scene before being interviewed by officers please call the Prestonsburg Police Department at (606) 886-1010 to give a statement about what they saw.

• 19 Crashes Claim 19 Lives in Kentucky Over A One Week Period

  Lee Coleman | August 17, 2006 12:56 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Ten of the 16 car accident victims were not wearing seatbelts. Three of the motorcycle accident victims were not wearing helmets. Alcohol was indicated in 3 of the crashes.Citizens can contribute to highway safety by reporting erratic drivers to the Kentucky State Police toll-free at 1-800-222-5555. Callers will remain anonymous and should give a description of the vehicle, location, direction...

• Kentucky Car Accident Kills Missouri Woman

  Lee Coleman | June 06, 2006 11:41 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Glenda Messersmith of Ozark, MO was killed last week when the SUV she was driving went off the road and rolled down an embankment near Bowling Green. Messersmith was thrown from the car in the crash.A passenger, 44-year-old Steve Messersmith was flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Tennessee.Police say neither were wearing seat belts when the S-U-V left the roadway at U-S 31 East and Kentucky...

• Tractor-Trailer Accident Kills Three Teens

  Staff Writer | June 03, 2006 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  A terrible accident occurred in New York Friday when a car carrying four teenagers crossed the median of I-84 into oncoming traffic and was hit by a semi-trailer. The wreck killed three girls, all of whom were seniors in high-school nearing their graduation. The fourth passenger, a male, was listed in critical condition today at Westchester Medical Center in New York.Read more about the tragic...