Posted on March 22, 2012 in Car Accidents
A two-car crash at the interchange of I-24 and Highway 68 injured four people the evening of March 14, according to the West Kentucky Star. McCracken County Sheriff’s Deputies, who arrived at the scene shortly after 5 p.m., said in a press release that a car driven by Hema Venkata Vemuri, 29, of Cape Girardeau,…
Posted on March 15, 2012 in Car Accidents
Two Princeton residents were injured on March 8, 2012, in a head-on crash on KY 293 in Caldwell County, the West Kentucky Star reports. Two small children in one of the cars apparently escaped injury. The crash occurred around 4:15 p.m., as Angela Harp, 27, of Princeton, was heading south on KY 293. Near mile…
Posted on March 7, 2012 in Car Accidents
We have reported many times on the various driving risks in Kentucky. However, drunk drivers and teenaged drivers are particularly dangerous – but when the two merge, far too many young lives are lost. A new study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic highlights the risks of drinking among teenagers, and their findings are distressing. …
Posted on February 29, 2012 in Car Accidents
Last week we reported the safety benefits of following Kentucky’s traffic laws. The Kentucky State Police (KSP) are also warning Kentucky motorists about the risks related to drunk driving and not fastening their seat belts. Unfortunately, this message is tied to the bad news that traffic fatalities are on the rise in Kentucky. According to…
Posted on February 22, 2012 in Car Accidents
While it is clear that violating a red light law could result in serious injuries, many people choose to ignore other laws that were put in place to improve the safety of people traveling Kentucky highways. Posted speed limits, drunk driving laws and seat belt laws have been shown to save lives when followed. Unfortunately,…