A Toyota pickup truck traveling on Elkins Station Road in Clark County, Kentucky left the roadway, hit a culvert, and then swerved back onto the roadway. When the pickup re-entered the roadway, it struck a young child riding a bicycle. The accident happened around 7:30 p.m. and the child was…
Samuel Hazley III of Louisville, Kentucky was pronounced dead at 7:31 a.m. at University of Louisville Hospital. Mr. Hazley had been waiting for a bus, at the bus stop located at Dixie Highway & Blanton Lane, when a driver of a Suzuki Sidekick lost control of the vehicle, veered out…
For the calendar years 2000 through 2009, amongst 52 metropolitan areas, Louisville has been ranked 19th concerning pedestrian fatalities. In a recent report by Transportation for America, a safety-advocacy organization, the Louisville, Kentucky area had a “pedestrian danger index” rating of 95.7. That rating was based upon 192 pedestrian fatalities…
Kentucky auto injury attorney Brent T. Ackerson and the Ackerson Law Offices have settled a client’s case for $1.15 Million Dollars. This case involved our client being hit by a car while placing warning reflective triangles in the expressway emergency lane, after his truck had broken down. Our client was…
A Louisville, Kentucky woman, Christy Purtilar, who resides on Blue Lick Road, has pled not guilty to charges of leaving the scene of an accident, failing to render aid or assistance, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, and operating a motor vehicle on a suspended license, after the car she…
A 76 year old woman, Norma McAuliffe, was killed this week while walking down the sidewalk. The accident occurred in the middle of the day as the victim walked down Hikes lane near Breckenridge Lane. The woman was on the sidewalk when a Saturn vehicle lost control, struck other cars…
A Jefferson County, Kentucky 74 woman died after injuries she sustained from being hit by a car while going to her mailbox. The woman was taken to the hospital after being hit and later died in the hospital. The driver of the car that hit has been reported to have…
Two Louisville, Kentucky residents were killed while trying to cross the street, after being struck by cars. Initial reports are that both incidents, which occurred separately and at different times of the day, involve the pedestrian not having the right-a-way to cross the roads. Initial reviews of these accidents would…
Too often in Kentucky pedestrians are hit by motor vehicles while walking. These accidents occur at crosswalks, along the sides of roadways, and in parking lots. Many times the pedestrians are hit due to the carelessness of and inattentions of drivers. When a pedestrian is hit, these types of accidents…
The Victim, age 56, of Louisville, Kentucky died Monday night due to injuries he sustained after his car broke down on the expressway, and he was attempting to flag down help. The Victim was stuck by another vehicle on the ramp from Phillips Lane and Louisville Airport. While no charges…