Automobile Accidents

• Somerset Woman Dies in Crash With Two Semi Trucks

  Lee Coleman | April 06, 2007 3:21 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Yesterday morning a deadly accident took place when a semi truck driven by a 55 year old man from London, loaded with coal on East Ky. 80 hit a Geo tracker driven by a 31 year old woman from Somerset. The Geo Tracker was sitting still waiting to turn when it was struck in the rear by the semi truck. Upon impact it sent it across the median into oncoming traffic and was stuck head on by another...

• ATV Crash With Pick-Up In Henderson Kills 2

  Lee Coleman | April 03, 2007 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Sunday evening a pickup truck collided with two ATV's killing two of the drivers and more injuries. The crash happened on Kentucky 85 W when an 18 year old Centertown man was driving his pick up when he came up behind three ATV's, he then swerved to avoid hitting them and struck two of them. He rolled the pickup truck three times, possibly landing on one ATV operator during a roll. Killed...

• Driver Killed In I-65 Crash In Jefferson County

  Lee Coleman | March 28, 2007 4:44 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Around 6 a.m. this morning I-65 was shut down during the morning rush hour due to an accident that claimed the life of a 45 year old Buffalo, KY man. A semi truck was stopped due to a previous accident when it was struck in the rear by a pickup truck, then the pickup truck was struck in the rear by a car. The driver of the pickup truck was killed due to multiple blunt force injuries, the driver...

• Glasgow Teen Killed In Head On Collision

  Lee Coleman | March 26, 2007 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  A 19 year old Glasgow resident was killed Thursday on 31 E in Glasgow. The Barren County Sheriff's Department said a 69 year old woman from Glasgow crossed into oncoming traffic and collided head on with the 1999 Toyota Camry driven by the 19 year old. The teenager was flown to the University of Louisville Hospital by STATCARE in critical condition. She was later pronounced dead at the...

• Car Wreck Results in 2 Hour Rescue Effort

  Lee Coleman | March 24, 2007 6:34 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Thursday afternoon around 1 p.m. in Independence two men were injured when they lost control of the vehicle they were in, ran off an embankment and head on into a tree. The passenger was taken to the hospital by ambulance, but the driver was trapped in the car for almost 2 hours. Firefighters and rescue crews had to raise the car up to the roadway to free the 17 year old boy who was then taken...

• Two Killed and Two Injured In Whitley County Crash

  Lee Coleman | March 23, 2007 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Thursday evening around 6 p.m. an accident claimed the lives of a South Carolina couple and injured two others. According to police the South Carolina couple were northbound on I-75 in Whitley County when they lost control and crossed the median striking a pickup truck head-on. The car then moved on to hit a tractor trailer. The couple were pronounced dead at the scene. The tractor trailer...

• Car Crash Injures Kentucky State Trooper

  Lee Coleman | March 21, 2007 12:32 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  A 29 year old Hamilton woman was driving northbound on Interstate 75 when she crashed into the rear of a Kentucky State Troopers vehicle. The State Trooper was in the left emergency lane running radar when the Hamilton woman's vehicle slammed into the back of the cruiser while the State Trooper was inside. He sustained a leg injury and was treated and released from saint Elizabeth South...

• Trial Lawyers And Insurance Industry Watch Pre-Impact Fear Case

  Lee Coleman | March 19, 2007 3:39 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  The Kentucky Supreme Court is looking to see if it will uphold the verdict in a case where there was 'pre-impact fear'. In 2002 a tractor-trailer lost a 30,000 pound steel coil that crushed Melissa Congleton's truck. A rescue worker stated that her 'face was fixed in a scream'. A jury awarded $100,000 for the fear she experienced just before her death."Critics of damages for pre-impact fright...

• Pulaski Woman Dies in Two Car Accident

  Lee Coleman | March 16, 2007 3:06 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Just after 1:30 p.m. Thursday a 58 year old Somerset woman died when she failed to stop for a traffic light and entered the intersection on U.S. 27. When she entered the intersection she struck a 2003 Ford operated by a 26 year old Monticello man who was turning from KY 914. The Monticello man was not treated for any injuries, the Somerset woman was treated and transported to Lake Cumberland...

• School Bus Drivers In Kentucky Banned From Cell Phones In Proposed Bill

  Lee Coleman | March 09, 2007 4:28 PM | 0 CommentsBowling Green, KY

  Bus drivers in Kentucky could be barred from using cell phones while transporting children under a bill approved Thursday in the Senate. The measure already passed the house 96-0 and cleared the senate Judiciary Committee. There would be some exceptions such as emergencies or the bus not being equipped with a two-way radio and they need to communicate with school officials. The bills lead...