Automobile Accidents

• Husband and Wife Killed In Head On Motorcycle Crash

  Lee Coleman | July 09, 2007 11:51 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  An 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...

• Grant County Accident Sends 4 Family Members to Hospital

  Lee Coleman | July 05, 2007 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  An 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...

• Criminal Charges for Woman in Motorcyclist's Death

  Lee Coleman | July 03, 2007 4:13 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  A 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...

• Accident Risk Higher Due to U-Haul Practices

  Lee Coleman | July 02, 2007 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Trailer 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...

• Deadly I-65 Bus Crash Investigation Finds Several Problems

  Lee Coleman | June 29, 2007 8:34 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  The crash that killed two and injured around 66, some critically, had several contributing factors. The bus was a 1995 model and at first the model could not be identified because the tags were expired and registered to another bus. The bus was also only equipped to handle 55 passengers, there were 66 on it at the time of the crash. One person said children were sitting wherever the could....

• Kentucky Bus Crash Victims Returning Home

  Lee Coleman | June 26, 2007 4:32 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  The bus crash that injured 66 and killed one on Monday is still being investigated but the victims are beginning to return home. Six remained at a shelter today set up by the American Red Cross. Eleven of the injured are still at area hospitals in Bowling Green and four in Nashville. The community really came together to help the victims from the time of the crash when several counties responded...

• Thrill Ride Leaves Girl With Severed Feet at Kentucky Kingdom

  Lee Coleman | June 25, 2007 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Thursday afternoon a 13 year old girl lost her feet when they were severed just above the ankle while on a ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. The Superman Tower of Power ride is one that takes riders up 177 feet into the air and then drops at speeds of 54 mph 157 feet before stopping 20 feet above the ground. At this time it appears a cable may have come loose and become wrapped around the...

• Tragic Family Bus Crash on I-65 Kills One Injures 66

  Lee Coleman | June 25, 2007 10:34 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  A bus chartered from Alabama for a family reunion in Buffalo, Ny. ends in a tragic crash around 3 a.m. this morning on I-65 in Warren County, Ky. At least one female is confirmed dead and up to 66 injured in the crash which happened just before the Cumberland Parkway interchange. The bus apparently ran off the road and then struck a bridge crushing the front of the bus. Area hospitals were...

• Motorcycle Crash Injures Wayne County Man

  Lee Coleman | June 19, 2007 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  An accident in Russell County on US 127 sent a Wayne County man to the University of Kentucky Hospital. According to the police the accident happened when a 31 year old woman from Yosemite was traveling south when the pickup truck in front of her stopped suddenly, to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of her she steered into the north bound lane and into the path of a 2006 Harley Davidson...

• Electrocution In Cave City Hotel Pool Injures 2

  Lee Coleman | June 11, 2007 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  The swimming pool at Quality Inn in Cave City turned a family's swim into a nightmare. A father turned to see his daughter floating in the water, not knowing she'd been electrocuted, he then jumped into the pool and was also electrocuted. Both were taken to T.J. Samson Community Hospital where the daughter was flown to Kosair Children's Hospital and the father was taken to the University Of...