Monday, November 30, 2009
Ky. Roadway Fatalities Down
KENTUCKY...
Preliminary statistics indicate four people died in four separate crashes on Kentucky roadways during the Thanksgiving holiday enforcement period between Wednesday and Sunday, down from the fourteen highway fatalities during the same time period last year. All of the crashes involved motor vehicles and two victims were not wearing seat belts. Single-fatality crashes occurred in Carter, Perry, Warren and Webster counties, with the crash in Webster county involving the suspected use of alcohol. Through November 29, preliminary statistics indicate that 702 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roadways during 2009, 40 less fatalities than reported for the same time period in 2008.
Preliminary statistics indicate four people died in four separate crashes on Kentucky roadways during the Thanksgiving holiday enforcement period between Wednesday and Sunday, down from the fourteen highway fatalities during the same time period last year. All of the crashes involved motor vehicles and two victims were not wearing seat belts. Single-fatality crashes occurred in Carter, Perry, Warren and Webster counties, with the crash in Webster county involving the suspected use of alcohol. Through November 29, preliminary statistics indicate that 702 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roadways during 2009, 40 less fatalities than reported for the same time period in 2008.