Kentucky Man Charged With DUI And Murder After Crash
December 29, 2011
A 25-year-old Dawson Springs, Kentucky, man was charged today in connection with a drunk driving crash Tuesday morning that killed his friend. According to a press release by Kentucky state police, the man has been charged with murder, second offense DUI, leaving the scene of an accident, and failure to render aid/assistance.
State troopers stated in their report of the incident that the man was driving a Ford F-250 pickup truck southbound on KY672 at around 10:30 in the morning, when he lost control of the vehicle. The truck left the road on the passengers side and clipped a tree before spinning and coming to a halt.
Although the man was not injured in the accident, the passenger in the truck suffered major injuries. He was taken to Caldwell County Medical Center by ambulance, but died a short time after arrival.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that drunk driving is the number one cause of fatal car accidents in the United States today. Their data shows that drunk driving killed 11,773 people in 2008. This accounts for roughly 32 percent of all traffic fatalities in the country that year.
The Kentucky DUI victim attorneys with Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers would like to take this opportunity to ask motorists to keep Kentucky’s roadways safe this New Year by not drinking and driving this upcoming holiday weekend.
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