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Kentucky School Bus Crash Injures 20 Children
Apr 02, 2009According to Kentucky State Police, up to 20 children were injured after their school bus ran off the road and came to rest in a ditch in Pike County on Thursday morning, March 26, 2009.
The Kentucky bus accident occurred at approximately 8:00 AM on Route 1499. Police officers who were at the scene of the crash said the bus was approaching a coal truck coming in the other direction. The bus driver moved to the far right of the road to give the truck the room it needed to get by.
The bus driver appeared to have gone too far to the right and the wheels of the bus went off the side of the road. As a result, the bus rode along the ditch with its right side scraping the side of a rock wall for about 175 yards before it came to a stop.
There were between 60 to 70 students from elementary to high school age on the bus at the time of the crash. State police said that 8 to 10 students were taken to the hospital by ambulance from the crash scene and up to 10 students were taken by private vehicles to the hospital as a precautionary measure.
According to police at the scene, none of the children’s injuries were life-threatening and most were believed to have been minor.
Police are still investigating the bus accident, but believe that weather conditions could have been a contributing factor in the crash.
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New Cable Barriers in Hardin County Could Prevent Semi Accidents
Mar 24, 2009Two cable barriers will be installed in Hardin County to help prevent median crossover collisions.
Dave Lawson lost his daughter and wife on March 19, 2008 in a tragic accident. Lawson’s wife and twin daughters were driving southbound on I-65 between Munfordville and Elizabethtown when a northbound pickup truck hydroplaned across a grassy median and slammed into their van. Jennie Maradey, one of the twin girls, survived the crash.
Within weeks of the fatal crash, Lawson met with state and county leaders from throughout the area to push for immediate installation of a cable median barrier. He cited traffic data and reports of other fatal crossover crashes and even created a website promoting his cause.
Three months after the crash, Governor Steve Beshear announced a $10 million project to install 44 miles of cable median barriers and another 20 miles of concrete median barriers along most of I-65 through Barren, Hart, Bullitt and Hardin counties. Lawson’s efforts paid off.
According to Kentucky’s Transportation Cabinet, a total of 16 miles of cable barrier will be installed in Hardin County and 28 more miles will be installed in Bullitt, Jefferson, LaRue, Hart and Barren counties, along I-65.
Andrea Clifford, KTC spokesperson for Louisville district, commented that cable median barriers have prevented more than 400 median crossovers since being installed on I-265, I-64 and I-71. Even though barriers are not designed to stop semi trucks, they often do.
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Florida Jury Awards $65 Million In Truck Accident
Mar 24, 2009From The Ledger.com
"A jury awarded a 21-year-old Wauchula woman $65 million Wednesday for her injuries in a 2007 crash.The verdict is considered to be one of the largest by a Polk County jury.
Wednesday's verdict stemmed from a traffic crash in Zolfo Springs that left Kendra Lymon in a coma and hospitalized for months.
Lymon had been driving her Dodge Neon on Aug. 21, 2007, when a tractor-trailer owned by an Auburndale-based company, Bynum Transport, struck her car at State Road 35 and State Road 64, according to the lawsuit naming Bynum and the driver.
A telephone call Wednesday evening to Bynum Transport was not returned.
The truck's driver, Robert Bohn, a battalion chief for Polk County Fire Services, was working part-time for the trucking company.
Bohn said in a deposition that he went into the intersection because he had the green light.
But at trial, Lymon's lawyers argued their client had the green light and produced an eyewitness to testify as such.
Despite regaining consciousness and undergoing therapy, Lymon continues to require 24-hour care and supervision, according to her lawyers from Wilkes & McHugh.
"She has suffered these terrible injuries needlessly," said Tampa lawyer Jim Freeman, according to a news release from the law firm. "Kendra Lymon is one of the most deserving clients I've had in 30 years of practice.""
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KSP Launches “Targeting Aggressive Cars and Trucks” (TACT) Campaign
Mar 09, 2009Over the next few weeks, Kentucky drivers can expect to see more police cars patrolling Interstate 65 and 75, as the Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division continues its “Targeting Aggressive Cars and Trucks” (TACT) campaign.
Kentucky State Police officers will be watching for drivers who exhibit risky driving behavior around tractor-trailers and other large trucks. The enforcement corridors were selected based on crash information and will include north and south-bound lanes on Interstate 75, extending from exit 76 through 129 and Interstate 65 from exit 58 through 94. The TACT campaign will be targeting the following counties – Bullitt, Fayette, Hart, Madison and Scott.
According to statistics, the TACT campaign has proven successful. During the 2008-2009 campaign period, crashes were down 24 percent in the I-65 TACT corridor and 16 percent in the I-75 corridor. When compared to the same time period in 2007, there were six fewer highway fatalities.
Motorists will see new signage on Kentucky highways to remind them to allow more space when passing and maneuvering around large trucks, said TACT Program Coordinator, David Leddy. He went on to say that "the signs are easy to read and their message is simple: Leaving more space between you and a commercial motor vehicle will ensure safer travel and provide less opportunity to get a ticket."
"Highway safety is a shared responsibility. This enforcement blitz will boost efforts to prevent tragedies on Kentucky’s main arteries of transportation and serve as a reminder that all motorists need to think about their driving habits each time they get behind the wheel," said Lt. Col. Mitch Bailey, Division Commander for CVE.
TACT enforcement is scheduled between March 2 and 13.
Kentucky citizens can also contribute to the campaign by anonymously reporting aggressive driving behavior to the Kentucky State Police by calling (800) 222-5555.
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Three People Killed in Truck Crash on Route 460
Mar 08, 2009A Pepsi delivery truck and a pick-up truck crashed head-on, killing three people. The accident took place in the early morning on Route 460 in Johnson County. The pick-up truck burst into flames following the collision.
Three of the victims were in the pick-up truck at the time of the accident and according to police, two died in the fire. Another person in the pick-up truck was ejected from the vehicle and died. He was identified as 21-year-old Dustin Lee Rodriguez. Police are still trying to determine what caused the accident.
Firefighters and police officers said the crash on Route 460 was the worst they have seen. Oil Springs firefighters said they could see the pick-up truck in flames as they traveled to the accident scene. “It was fully engulfed,” Oil Springs Fire Chief Wade Cantrell said.
Cantrell said that two of the victims were trapped inside the truck and that firefighters did everything possible to help. They were able to rescue the Pepsi truck driver and he was flown out.
Police are looking for answers as to what caused the fatal crash. According to investigators, the Pepsi truck driver told them the pick-up truck crossed the center line into his lane, then he swerved into their lane to miss them, but the pick-up swerved back and they crashed. The claim is still being investigated.
“It’s too early to tell at this time exactly what did occur. It’s going to take some time to look at all the evidence here on the scene,” said Mike Goble with the Kentucky State Police.
The fire victims have not been identified and police are waiting for autopsies to positively identify them, which could take days.
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Three Kentucky Truck Accidents Result in Injuries
Mar 02, 2009Last week was a busy week for large truck crashes in Kentucky. Semi truck accidents are commonplace on Kentucky roads and highways and these large vehicles are to blame for many accidents.
In Oak Grove, a woman was critically injured after her car crashed underneath a tractor-trailer on Interstate 24. Christy Muscar, 30, of Caldwell County was taken to Vanderbilt Medical Hospital on Sunday night, February 22, 2009.
Muscar had been traveling west on Interstate 24 when she crossed the median near the Oak Grove exit. The driver of an oncoming tractor-trailer was not able to avoid the collision and was not hurt. Muscar was listed in critical condition, but no other details have been given regarding the accident or her status.
In Laurel County, three people were injured following an accident with a semi truck on Interstate 75. According to Kentucky State Police, the semi truck accident took place in the early morning hours in Corbin, sending the three injured to the hospital. There have been very few details released regarding the semi truck crash, including updates regarding the conditions of the accident victims.
Another recent truck accident injured a Kentucky man. He was driving an 18-wheeler when his vehicle left Highway 82 South and rolled over. Andrew Roberts of Louisville was hauling a tanker of ethyl alcohol when his 18-wheeler rolled over. Scott Johnson, the director of Bedford County Emergency Management Agency, said that there was a small leak from the tanker, but it posed “no problem at all.” Roberts’ condition was not released.
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Truck Accident On 1-71 Outside of Louisville
Feb 24, 2009From the Louisville Courier-Journal:
Another trucking accident on the expressways in the greater Louisville, Kentucky region. A tractor-trailer overturns on I-71 in Oldham County near the LaGrange exit causing significant traffic problems. Luckily this time there does not appear to be any injuries from the semi accident. However, accidents involving tractor-trailers often result in catastrophic injuries.
The law firm of Franklin Gray & White represents the victim of truck and auto accidents. If you or a loved one were injured in an accident involving a truck, semi, and/or commercial vehicle, protect your rights. Contact the experienced legal team at Franklin Gray & White for your free consultation.
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Tractor-Trailer Fire Closes Interstate 75
Feb 17, 2009Southbound Interstate 75 was closed from Corbin to Williamsburg on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, following a tractor-trailer fire.
Ottis C. Donaldson, 62, of Warsaw, Indiana, was driving the tractor-trailer southbound on I-75 when his engine caught fire, according to a release from the Kentucky State Police.
Donaldson pulled his tractor-trailer to the shoulder of I-75 near the 17 mile marker and tried to extinguish the flames coming from the engine. However, he was ultimately not successful in putting out the fire. Donaldson was not injured in the incident.
According to the Kentucky State Police, Donaldson’s tractor-trailer was loaded with scrap aluminum, which also caught on fire. The tractor-trailer and its load were a complete loss.
“It was one of the most burned cabs I’ve seen,” said Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses.
Moses said that both the southbound lanes were shut down at approximately 9:00 AM while the fire was being extinguished. One of the southbound lanes was re-opened to traffic at about 2:00 PM. By 5:00 PM, the scene had been cleared, said Moses.
During the closure on I-75, traffic was diverted to US 25W.
CVE officer Mike McQueen will be leading the investigation into the incident involving the tractor-trailer fire.
The Williamsburg Fire Department, Woodbine, Oak Grove, Three-Point and Emlyn Volunteer Fire Departments all responded to the scene. The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department, Whitley County EMS, the Kentucky Fire Marshal’s Office and the ECO Tech clean-up team also responded to the scene.
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Overturned Truck Shuts Down I-65 iin Indiana
Feb 11, 2009From the Louisville Courier-Journal:
"A truck wreck on the southern edge of Indianapolis will block southbound traffic on Interstate 65 for most of the day. Northbound traffic is still open.
Indiana State Police said a tanker truck overturned on the interstate north of Southport Road.
Troopers said the highway will be blocked between I-465 and Southport Road until the fuel carried by the full-sized tanker is transferred to another truck and the overturned tanker is towed from the highway."
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Multiple Accidents Shut Down Indiana Highway
Feb 04, 2009From the Muncie Star Press:
"Three massive multi-vehicle accidents on Interstate 69 in Hamilton and Madison counties Tuesday claimed three lives and closed the interstate's southbound lanes, as far north as Ind. 28 in Delaware County, for several hours.
Two of the people killed were in a truck involved in a 34-vehicle pileup near Fishers. A third victim, who later died in a hospital, was trapped in a badly damaged car for several minutes, and as many as 10 others were injured less severely in that chain-reaction crash, about 9:45 a.m., that involved nine semitrailers and a fire truck.
That interstate crash, along with two others -- one near Ind. 38 involving 18 vehicles, and another near Ind. 13 that damaged 11 vehicles -- took hours to clean up.
State police late Tuesday identified the dead as two Anderson residents -- Dustin R. Goetmann, 27, and Ryan A. Phillips, 28 -- and a third victim whose name was being withheld pending notification of relatives.
As a result of the crash, the southbound lanes of the interstate were closed to traffic for more than 12 hours, finally reopening about 10 p.m.
Authorities contended with a sudden storm in the late morning and early afternoon that dumped as much as four inches of snow between Muncie and Indianapolis.
Indiana State Police Sgt. Mike Burns said the Fishers crash started as a chain reaction as a Fishers fire truck was traveling southbound to assist with an overturned vehicle.
Burns said motorists were traveling way too fast and in too close proximity given the weather and road conditions, contributing to the massive pileup.
"I have been out here 30 years and I have never seen anything like it," said Burns, who was at that crash scene much of the day.
Dozens of wreckers continued to tow crashed cars and semis from the various accident scenes Tuesday afternoon and evening.
The snowfall in Delaware County caused several slide-offs and collisions, but none as serious as the Fishers crash, which saw one victim trapped in the wreckage for more than an hour."
With the recent severe winter weather that has plagued the Midwest, drivers need to be extra cautious on the roads and highways. The law firm of Franklin Gray & White represents the victim of truck and auto accidents. If you or a loved one were injured in an accident involving a truck, semi, and/or commercial vehicle, protect your rights. Contact the experienced legal team at Franklin Gray & White for your free consultation.
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