EKB News

Thanks to stepped up efforts from local law enforcement, the New Years holiday was one of the safest driving holidays for Eastern Kentucky in recent memory. Preliminary statistics indicate that nine people died in seven separate crashes on Kentucky’s roadways during the News Year’s holiday period. One double fatality crash occurred in Breathitt County and one double fatality crash occurred in Woodford County. Two single fatality crashes occurred in Jefferson County. Single fatality crashes also occurred in Laurel, Pulaski and Spencer counties but none in Pike County or in the immediate area. The total number of fatalities for the year is down from last year as there have been 78 fewer deaths than in 2005. Those statistics were released today by the Kentucky State Police’s media relations office in Frankfort and are still considered preliminary as not all local agencies have reported yet.