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Ray Ellis, age 74, was crossing Slate Avenue, Owingsville, Bath County, Kentucky, Sunday, when he was struck by a teenager driver. Mr. Ellis was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Mt. Sterling with severe head trauma, and then transported to UK Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

In accidents involving a death, it is important to have a thorough evaluation done of the facts and circumstances which may have caused the accident to determine who was at fault, even if possible mutual fault exists. Assignment of fault percentage under Kentucky Law allows greater opportunity for those injured or killed in accidents to recovery the legal compensatory damages that hey are entitled to. In cases of a death, the legal compensation goes to the surviving relatives under KRS 411.130, and is commonly referred to as a Kentucky Wrongful Death Claim.

Initial factors to consider in cases like this, when assigning fault percentages, are location of the accident and the pedestrian pathway, driver attention to the roadway, visibility, and road conditions. When seeking to assign fault percentages, the legal matters become complex and often require litigation to finally reach percentage conclusions.

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A single vehicle Kentucky motorvehicle crash Sunday morning on Purchase Parkway in Graves County, near mile marker 29. Reports indicate that the crash happened around 2:45 a.m. when a vehicle driven by Maranda Helsley, age 21, hydroplaned, left the roadway, and hit a tree. Ms. Helsley and the passenger in her vehicle, Andrea Ribelin, age 20, were both taken to Jackson Purchase Medical center to be treated for their injuries.

Both the Driver and the passenger of this single vehicle crash will be afforded PIP insurance coverage under the policy that insures the vehicle. PIP coverage is also known as Kentucky No Fault Coverage, wherein under Kentucky law, at least $10,000.00 in coverage is afforded to each person in the vehicle. Ms. Ribelin, as a passenger will also be able to make a claim against the insurance bodily injury portion of the policy, as she was a passenger and under Kentucky law the driver had a duty to the passenger to maintain the vehicle in safe operating condition and control, regardless of the excessive water on the roadway which caused the vehicle to hydroplane. As such, the passenger in this instance is afforded greater insurance protection and coverage. The coverage available for the passengers injured in motor vehicle crashes is greater explained in this Link to Legal Damages (click here for LINK to the Ackerson Law Offices personal injury damages page).

For more information on insurance coverage for Kentucky accidents and injuries, visit the Ackerson Law Offices home page, www.kyfirm.com.

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A 16 year old driver in McCracken County, Kentucky failed to stop at a stop sign and caused a serious accident on Saturday. The crash happened at approximately 3:00 p.m. at the corner of Oaks road and Sheehan Bridge Road, when the teen driver failed to stop at the stop in the intersection. The teens vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by Mark Mahan, age 49, of Symsonia, and caused serious injury to Mr. Mahan’s passenger, Stephanie Mahan, age 43.

Driver error on the part of the teenager, apparently not paying attention to the roadway and her driving, appears to be the cause of this accident. As such, Stephanie Mahan, will be able to seek legal compensation for her medical bills incurred, pain and suffering, and other out of pocket expenses related to this accident.

For more information on the legal rights and legal compensation claims of a person injured in a Kentucky automobile accident, here in a link to such information from the Ackerson Law Offices. (link to DAMAGES).

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This Kentucky car crash involved a vehicle driven by a Harrodsburg, Kentucky man and a Dodge driven by a Greenfield, Indiana man. The accident happened around 1:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon when Paul Murray, age 19, attempted to pass a vehicle in a no passing zone at the junction of US 127 and Ky 906, nine miles north of Liberty, Kentucky. Earnest D. Gilbert, age 59, was driving a 2003 Dodge and attempting to make a left turn onto Ky 906 when Murray’s vehicle collided with Gilbert’s vehicle. Mr. Gilbert was flown to Ephraim McDowell Hospital in Danville, Kentucky to be treated for his injuries. One of Mr. Gilbert’s passengers, Jerri Gilbert, was also transported to the same hospital with injuries.

Both Earnest Gilbert and Jerri Gilbert have Kentucky Personal Injury claims against Mr. Murray and the insurance company insuring his vehicle. Under Kentucky law, the Gilberts can claim various legal damages stemming from this accident. (More information on Kentucky legal damages from auto accidents can be found at this link to LEGAL DAMAGES). Kentucky auto accident civil legal damages are intended to compensate person who are negligently injured by others, and include reimbursement for out of pocket expenses, medical bills incurred, and payment for pain & suffering.

More information on the legal rights of persons injured in Kentucky auto accidents can be found at the website of the Ackerson Law Offices, www.kyfirm.com.

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Damon McClain, age 40, of Louisville, Kentucky was killed in a moped crash that occurred at the intersection of Dale Ray and Rangeland Road, in Louisville, Kentucky. The accident occurred shortly before 2 pm when a Toyota Camry turned left from Dale Ray onto Rangeland Road directly into the path of the moped. Mr. McClain’s cause of death has been ruled to be multiple blunt force trauma from the crash.

Moped are not different from bicycles, motorcycles or cars. Drivers owe a duty to moped riders to be watchful of their use of the roadways, and afford them the same right-of-way privileges that would be afforded to any other vehicle. All reports would indicate the driver of the Camry was not paying attention or was in a hurry, and thus failed to afford the right-of-way. Persons killed in motor vehicle crashes, even moped accidents, have legal rights under Kentucky Motor Vehicle Laws. In cases of deaths, the family of the person killed may pursue civil legal action, known as a Kentucky Wrongful Death Claim, whereby the family can establish a legal estate to represent the deceased person and seek legal compensation for the death from he at-fault driver and the insurance company representing the vehicle in the crash. (Link to Legal Damages Information)

Under Kentucky Law, persons killed in motor vehicle crashes are limited in the damages they can seek to recover under Kentucky civil laws, as compared to the damages that a person who is injured but not killed can seek. Motor Vehicle insurance coverage can vary also. More information can be found about Kentucky Wrongful Death Claims at the Ackerson Law Offices website. (www.kyfirm.com).

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Tabitha Perkins, age 25, of Leslie County, Kentucky died at the scene of a 3 car crash on Ky 15 in Breathitt County, Kentucky. This accident was a head-on collision caused by a driver of a Chevy Truck heading southbound on Ky 15. It is reported that the southbound driver, cross the center line of the road, sideswiped one truck before colliding head-on with Ms. Perkin’s Chevrolet sport-utility vehicle. The driver of the at-fault vehicle and two passengers from Ms. Perkin’s vehicle were taken to area hospitals to be treated fro their injuries. The Perkins family and the passengers of Ms. Perkins vehicle have Kentucky legal rights related to this accident. (link to an explanation of the legal rights of innocent persons injured or killed in Kentucky Auto Accidents).

Drivers of vehicles in Kentucky owe a duty under the law to other drivers, passengers, bicyclists, and pedestrians, to operate motor vehicles safely and with controls of the roadway. When a vehicle leaves its lane and enters another lane of traffic, that vehicle has not been operated safely nor under the controls and constraints of the roadway. Thus that driver has been negligent in the operation of that vehicle and injuries that ensue from such are actionable under Kentucky law.

Information on the rights of persons injured or killed in Kentucky motor vehicle accidents can be found at the Ackerson Law Offices website. (www.kyfirm.com). Information about Kentucky Wrongful Death legal claims and Kentucky car crash legal claims can be found on that website.

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Jamie Delany, of Tennessee, age 18, was a pedestrian when he was hit just before noon Monday on Murray State Campus while crossing Chestnut Street. The driver of the vehicle that struck him was Alicia Woods, age 28. Auto accidents that involve pedestrians can be complicated when it comes to insurance coverage afforded to the victims. Because many times injuries that involve pedestrians being hit by motor vehicles can severe, pedestrians need to be aware of their right under various insurance policies and utilize those rights to the fullest to afford the maximum amount of protection and coverage.

Information on the rights of Kentucky Pedestrian and Crosswalk injuries can be found at the following Ackerson Law Offices website links. (Injury Damages) ( Pedestrian/Crosswalk Cases).

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A single vehicle Kentucky car accident on Ky. 1680 has killed a 13 year old passenger. Matthew Merideth, age 13, of Russell County, Kentucky was a passenger in a 2001 Ford. The 18 year old driver of the Ford lost control of the vehicle in a curve of the roadway due to wet roadway conditions and hit a tree. This is a tragedy for all involved and serves a horrific lesson to driver to slow down when road conditions are wet. Kentucky law requires drivers to operate their vehicles safely, even in hazardous conditions. Drivers under Kentucky law owed a duty to others, including passengers, to operate their vehicles safely. That means under less than perfect weather conditions, slowing down so as to not loose control of the vehicle and cause injury to others. Information about the rights of persons injured or killed in Kentucky motor vehicle accidents can be found at the following links: (Kentucky Wrongful Death Rights) and (Kentucky Personal Injury & Accidents)

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A severe Kentucky Car Crash occurred Wednesday evening just south of London, Kentucky. The auto accident occurred on U.S. 25 around 6:30 p.m. when a Ford Focus crossed into the lane of oncoming traffic to avoid a vehicle that had stop to off of northbound U.S. 25 onto Fariston Road. Once the Ford Focus entered the lane of oncoming traffic, it collided head-on with a Chevy Cobalt traveling southbound on U.S. 25. The woman driving the Ford Focus was transported to a London hospital, where she died from her injuries. The four people in the Chevy Cobalt were transported to hospitals for their injuries.

Accidents like this demonstrate the need and importance of leaving plenty of distance between the vehicle driving in front of your vehicle. Kentucky law requires a minimum of two car lengths between vehicles, but even then, factoring in speed and road conditions, such a distance may not leave a driver with adequate time to adjust of compensate for a sudden stop in front of them. Kentucky drivers owe a duty to other drivers to drive safely and cautiously to avoid having accidents. This legal duty would include affording safe traveling distances between cars. The driver of the Ford Focus wrongly entered the lane of oncoming traffic, not intentionally, but rather out of what may have been necessity to avoid hitting the car in front of her. However, this judgment caused the loss of her life and seriously injuries four others.

This is a tragedy for all involved, and a lesson for all drivers to be overly cautious, and leave as much distance between your vehicle and the one in front of you as possible. That extra difference could save lives and is required under Kentucky law.
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A multiple vehicle accident occurred Monday on I64 in Shelby County, Kentucky, killing to persons who had witnessed the original crash, gotten out of their vehicles to assist, and then were struck by a semi that was trying to avoid the initial collision. The two good Samaritans were identified as Charles Burtt, of Virginia, and Jamaal Wood, of Louisville, Kentucky.

Reports indicate that a semi tractor trailer had pulled over at mile marker 37.5. Another semi tractor trailer then struck that truck, swerved towards the median and struck a car. Mr. Burtt and Mr. Woods witnessed this crash and then proceeded to exit their vehicles to help lend assistance to those involved in this initial crash. At that time, a third semi tractor trailer attempted to avoid the wreck and struck Mr. Burtt and Mr. Wood, killing them.

This tragedy stems from driver inattentiveness and the willingness of two brave men who attempted to help others. The Woods Family and the Burtt Family both have suffered a great loss for which they can be made whole from. Kentucky law will afford them legal rights that will attempt to help ease their financial burdens, via Kentucky Wrongful Death Claims, from this accident, but such legal damages cannot replace their loved ones.
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