Motorcycle
Accident (July 29, 2010)
A collision occurred on Wednesday July 28, 2010 at 9:45
pm on KY 84. Raymond Dillingham age 45 of
Columbia
was operating a 1976 Kawasaki Motorcycle eastbound when he lost
control of the motorcycle and overturned. Dillingham was
transported to
Spring
View
Hospital
and then flown to U of L for treatment of non life threatening
injuries. Alcohol is believed to be a factor. Trooper Donnie
Moses is investigating.
Thirteen
Die On
Kentucky
Roadways (July
29, 2010)
Kentucky State Police say that thirteen people died in thirteen separate crashes on
Kentucky
roadways from Monday, July 19, through Sunday, July 25,
2010.
Ten of the crashes involved motor vehicles and five of the
victims were not wearing a seat belt. Single-fatality
crashes occurred in
Bell
,
Campbell
, Christian, Grayson,
Jackson
, Jefferson,
Lincoln
, Montgomery, Shelby and Trigg counties. The
suspected use of alcohol was a factor in the Campbell and Shelby
county crashes.
Two separate fatal motorcycle involved crashes occurred in
Marion and McCracken counties. One victim was wearing a
helmet.
One pedestrian involved fatal crash occurred in
Jefferson
County
.
Through July 25, 400 people have lost their lives on
Kentucky
roadways during 2010. This is 48 less fatalities than
reported for the same time period in 2009. There
were 317 motor vehicle fatalities and 160 of those victims
were not wearing seat belts. Forty-six of those crashes
involved a commercial motor vehicle. Thirty-two fatal
crashes involved a pedestrian and 1 involved a scooter.
Forty crashes involved a motorcycle and twenty-three of those
victims were not wearing helmets. Eight crashes involved
an ATV and six victims were not wearing helmets. Two
crashes involved a bicycle. A total of 88 fatalities
have resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of
alcohol.
Marion
County
FFA
Back to School Cookout-
Wednesday, August 4th
- 10-2 - Kroger
Parking Lot
$8 Ribeye Combo
$6
Hamburger Combo
For Call-Ins call Daniel Mattingly at 502-507-1625 by Tuesday,
August 3rd