Posted on May 8, 2013 in Car Accidents
Approximately one in five auto accidents in Kentucky is a single-vehicle crash – resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries each year. “Time and again the statistics show that the collision that kills more of us than any other is the single-vehicle, off-the-road collision,” says Bob Schaller, an editor for Road Trip America, in an…
Posted on April 24, 2013 in Car Accidents
A man was recently charged with driving under the influence after crashing a rented car into a fence at a Kentucky elementary school, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. While no one was hurt, many DUI accidents in Kentucky involve serious injuries. According to MADD, Kentucky had 171 DUI-related fatalities in 2011. Although this number may seem…
Posted on April 3, 2013 in Car Accidents
Bad weather – especially snow, ice and sleet – is a contributing factor in many of the 200,000 automobile accidents in Kentucky each year. Snow, sleet and slush decrease a vehicle’s maneuverability, limit visibility and increase the crash risk, according to the Federal Highway Administration. Icy conditions apparently played a role in a pair of…
Posted on March 20, 2013 in Car Accidents, Truck Accidents
Trucks were involved in 8,622 collisions in Kentucky in 2011, resulting in 83 fatalities and 1,832 injuries, according to the Kentucky State Police. Just over half of the collisions took place on U.S. and state-numbered routes, while 20 percent occurred on county or city streets, and 26 percent on interstates. Although the number of fatal…
Posted on March 13, 2013 in Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents
Six people were killed and five injured in a pair of March 2 motor vehicle accidents that happened just minutes apart – and at nearly the same spot – on Interstate 65 near Glendale, Kentucky. The first accident was a fiery collision that occurred on the northbound side of the highway, according to authorities. A…