Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Highway Fatality Report
KENTUCKY...
Preliminary statistics indicate that four people died in four separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, May 10through Sunday, May 16, 2010. Three of the crashes involved motor vehicles and one victim was not wearing a seat belt. Single-fatality crashes occurred in Bourbon,Letcher and Madison counties. The suspected use of alcohol was a factorin the Letcher County crash. One fatal motorcycle-involved crash occurred in Simpson County. The victim was wearing a helmet. Through May 16 preliminary statistics* indicate that 228 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roadways during 2010. This is 66 less fatalities than reported for the same time period in 2009. There were 192 motor vehicle fatalities and 100 of those victims were not wearing seat belts. Thirty-two of those crashes involved a commercial motor vehicle. Twenty-one fatal crashes involved a pedestrian and 1 involved a scooter. Eleven crashes involved a motorcycle and four of those victims were not wearing helmets. Two crashes involved an ATV and one victim was not wearing a helmet. A total of 49 fatalities have resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol.
Preliminary statistics indicate that four people died in four separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, May 10through Sunday, May 16, 2010. Three of the crashes involved motor vehicles and one victim was not wearing a seat belt. Single-fatality crashes occurred in Bourbon,Letcher and Madison counties. The suspected use of alcohol was a factorin the Letcher County crash. One fatal motorcycle-involved crash occurred in Simpson County. The victim was wearing a helmet. Through May 16 preliminary statistics* indicate that 228 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roadways during 2010. This is 66 less fatalities than reported for the same time period in 2009. There were 192 motor vehicle fatalities and 100 of those victims were not wearing seat belts. Thirty-two of those crashes involved a commercial motor vehicle. Twenty-one fatal crashes involved a pedestrian and 1 involved a scooter. Eleven crashes involved a motorcycle and four of those victims were not wearing helmets. Two crashes involved an ATV and one victim was not wearing a helmet. A total of 49 fatalities have resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 1:36 PM 
