Seventeen Highway Deaths on Kentucky Roads Last Week

Seventeen Highway Deaths on Kentucky Roads Last Week (Frankfort, KY) Preliminary statistics indicate that seventeen people died in sixteen separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, March 30 through Sunday, April 5, 2009. Sixteen of the crashes involved motor vehicles and eight of those victims were not wearing seat belts. The seat belt status of three victims has yet to be determined. Single-fatality crashes occurred in Allen, Breathitt, Calloway, Fayette, Harlan (2), Jessamine, Laurel, Lincoln, Meade, Nelson, Rockcastle and Todd counties. The suspected use of alcohol was a factor in three of the crashes. One double fatality crash occurred in Logan county. Two separate motorcycle crashes occurred in Fayette and Pendleton counties. One of the victims was wearing a helmet. Through April 5, preliminary statistics indicate that 172 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roadways during 2009. This is fifteen fewer than reported for the same time period in 2008. Of the 149 motor vehicle fatalities, 85 victims were not wearing seat belts. Ten pedestrians have been killed. Eleven fatalities involved a motorcycle and two fatalities involved an ATV. A total of forty-one fatalities have resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol. (Copyright 2007 Newsroom Solutions, LLC) Delivered by Newsroom Solutions RNS-04-06-09 0959CDT