Saturday, November 27, 2010
Highway Fatalities On I-71
KENTUCKY...
A Thanksgiving Day crash on southbound I-71 killed two victims, while two others are still recovering in the hospital.
According to Lt. Col. Billy Way, 33-year-old Robert P. Kane of Buckner lost control of his Chevy Trailblazer as he drove northbound. Kane's vehicle crossed the median, and struck a Nissan Altima in the southbound lanes driven by 19-year-old Adrian Hightower of Louisville.
A Thanksgiving Day crash on southbound I-71 killed two victims, while two others are still recovering in the hospital.
According to Lt. Col. Billy Way, 33-year-old Robert P. Kane of Buckner lost control of his Chevy Trailblazer as he drove northbound. Kane's vehicle crossed the median, and struck a Nissan Altima in the southbound lanes driven by 19-year-old Adrian Hightower of Louisville.Hightower and a 17-year old passenger in his car had to be cut from the vehicle by firefighters. Oldham County police say both were taken to University of Louisville Hospital where Hightower died from his injuries Friday morning. Hightower's passenger has been identified as Madeline Thomas of Louisville. She died from her injuries Friday afternoon, according to police.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 5:27 PM 
