Tuesday, September 02, 2008
22 Die On Kentucky Roadways.
Preliminary statistics* indicate that 22 people died in nineteen separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, August 25 through Monday, September 1, 2008. Eleven of the fatalities occurred during the official Labor Day Holiday period (8/29 at 6:00 p.m. through 9/1 at 11:59 p.m.)
Sixteen of the fatalities involved motor vehicles and eleven of those victims were not wearing seat belts. Motor vehicle crashes occurred in Barren, Bell, Boyle, Breathitt, Elliott, Harlan, Lewis, Meade, Montgomery, Muhlenberg (3), Nelson, Pike, Warren and Woodford counties. The suspected use of alcohol was a factor in three of these crashes.
A triple-fatality crash occurred in Muhlenberg county killing three sixteen year-old males. None of the victims were wearing seat belts.
A double-fatality motorcycle crash occurred in Jefferson county and a single motorcycle fatality occurred in Taylor county. None of the victims in these crashes were wearing helmets. The suspected use of alcohol was factor in the double-fatality.
There was an ATV fatality in Marshall county and the victim was not wearing a helmet. The suspected use of alcohol is a factor in this crash.
There was a bicycle fatality in Laurel county and a Pedestrian fatality in Jefferson county. Alcohol was a factor in this pedestrian fatality.
Sixteen of the fatalities involved motor vehicles and eleven of those victims were not wearing seat belts. Motor vehicle crashes occurred in Barren, Bell, Boyle, Breathitt, Elliott, Harlan, Lewis, Meade, Montgomery, Muhlenberg (3), Nelson, Pike, Warren and Woodford counties. The suspected use of alcohol was a factor in three of these crashes.
A triple-fatality crash occurred in Muhlenberg county killing three sixteen year-old males. None of the victims were wearing seat belts.
A double-fatality motorcycle crash occurred in Jefferson county and a single motorcycle fatality occurred in Taylor county. None of the victims in these crashes were wearing helmets. The suspected use of alcohol was factor in the double-fatality.
There was an ATV fatality in Marshall county and the victim was not wearing a helmet. The suspected use of alcohol is a factor in this crash.
There was a bicycle fatality in Laurel county and a Pedestrian fatality in Jefferson county. Alcohol was a factor in this pedestrian fatality.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 11:55 AM 
