Police have few leads about a vehicle which caused a ping-pong crash on Interstate 75 which injured three people. The wreck happened near the Scott County/Fayette County line. Investigators believe that a white car sideswiped a concrete median and spun into traffic. A...
Fatal Four Railroad Worker Trauma Injuries
Since the 1970s, railroad worker injuries have decreased by about half. But that’s largely because the hours worked have gone down by half as well. Railroads simply aren’t as busy as they were, so fewer people get hurt. The facilities themselves are no safer. In fact,...
Local Woman Claims Fertility Doctor Abused Her
According to court documents, a Lexington doctor fertilized a woman’s eggs with his own sperm, although she did not consent to this procedure. A Kentucky woman said she visited a fertility specialist in 1988. The doctor claimed that the sperm donor was a 24-year-old...
Dog Bite Injuries: A Closer Look
Since travel declined significantly in 2020, the number of dog bite claims declined as well. However, the average settlement amount increased over 12 percent. As pandemic pets struggle to adapt to higher levels of human interaction, the number of claims is set to...
Two People Dead Following Reckless Police Chase
A fleeing suspect apparently ran a stoplight and smashed into another vehicle. The suspect and an innocent bystander died at the scene. The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office did not say what offense a 27-year-old man from DeSoto, Illinois allegedly committed. But the...
Paducah Crash Kills Five People
Four adults and a teenager died when a tractor-trailer broadsided their vehicle in McCracken County. The wreck happened in the 4000 block of U.S. Highway 60 (Clarks River Road). According to investigators, a Ford Taurus pulled out of a business driveway and streaked...
Two Good Samaritans Free Man from Burning Car
A car went out of control, bit an embankment, overturned, and burst into flames because, according to the driver, something broke on his vehicle. Wayne County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report about a single-car crash on East State Highway 92. By the time they...
Malnutrition at Nursing Homes: A Closer Look
It’s rather hard to believe, but about 20 percent of nursing home residents are malnourished. As outlined below, this malnutrition has a number of ill effects. As we get older, our senses often degrade. We do not hear or see as well. Similarly, we no longer feel as...
Third Party Liability in Vehicle Collision Claims
Although the Bluegrass State has a mandatory auto insurance law, Kentucky has one of the highest percentages of uninsured drivers in the country. At the same time, Kentucky also has one of the lowest auto insurance minimum requirements in the nation. So, there are...
Runaway Driver Kills Pedestrian in Bell County
A motorist apparently lost control of his Chevrolet Trailblazer, ran off the road, and fatally struck a 54-year-old man. The wreck happened close to Mile Marker Three on U.S. Highway 119. In addition to the pedestrian fatality, two adults in the Trailblazer were...
