On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Sep 28, 2020 | Car Accidents, Injuries
Driver inattention probably caused a vehicle-on-motorcycle crash which killed the operator and seriously injured a motorcycle passenger. According to state police, the wreck occurred near the intersection of Halfway-Halifax Road and Highway 231. 77-year-old Charles...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Sep 25, 2020 | Car Accidents, Injuries
A 23-year-old man, who was driving his mother’s car, is dead after he collided head-on with another vehicle. Few other details were available. According to police and witnesses, Nicholas Coon crossed the center line for unknown reasons and smacked into a Chevrolet...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Sep 16, 2020 | Car Accidents, Injuries
The average injury-related hospital bill in Kentucky is over $100,000. Frequently, health insurance companies refuse to pay these costs, citing liability issues. The medical bills, along with additional economic losses like property damage and lost wages, often send...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Sep 8, 2020 | Car Accidents, Truck Accidents
Two people are dead after a passenger car and semi-truck collided almost head-on as they traveled on Highway 425. This wreck occurred near the Old Corydon Road intersection. According to the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department, 79-year-old Geraldine Watson tried to...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Sep 4, 2020 | Car Accidents, Injuries
Most vehicle collisions are not “accidents.” People accidentally lose their remote controls. They do not accidentally violate traffic laws and cause crashes. Driver error such as this accounts for over 90 percent of the car wrecks in Fayette County. The three most...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Sep 1, 2020 | Car Accidents
Investigators believe that drugs might have been a factor in a fatal, one-car wreck on Highway 764 near Owensboro. According to police and witnesses, 27-year-old Kristopher West, of Morgantown, ran off the road and struck a utility pole. West was rushed to a nearby...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Aug 31, 2020 | Car Accidents, Injuries
Despite the presence of tough new laws in Kentucky and elsewhere, distracted drivers still kill thousands of people every year. Partially, that’s because although most drivers agree that using a device behind the wheel is dangerous, they do so anyway. That’s also...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Aug 25, 2020 | Car Accidents, Truck Accidents
A runaway large truck plowed into a passenger car near the Kentucky Truck Plant outside Louisville, killing the passenger car driver almost instantly. Few details were available. Apparently, a large truck driver lost control of his vehicle as he entered KTP’s parking...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Aug 24, 2020 | Car Accidents
Investigators suspect that driver fatigue might have contributed to a late-night crash on Highway 27 which killed two people. Few details were available about the wreck, which occurred in Lincoln County. 40-year-old Tanessa Cole, of Waynesburg, was northbound on...
On behalf of Goode Law Office, PLLC | Aug 17, 2020 | Car Accidents
Alcohol and/or drug impairment or intoxication is a factor in almost half of the fatal vehicle collisions in Fayette County. These substances give people an artificial sense of euphoria, so they often take too many chances behind the wheel. Furthermore, these...
