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- Kentucky schools are back in session. Your kids are back at school, but they are still outside playing. Children love the playground whether it is at school or the park. Unfortunately your child can be seriously injured while playing on a playground. Don’t forget playground safety just because school is back in session. What can [...]
Did you know that there are time limits for you being able to file your Kentucky accident case? If you’ve been injured in a car accident, a bicycle accident or a loved one has died in a fatal truck accident there is a time limit called the Statute of Limitations. This is the time-frame that [...]
Will a $25.00 fine really deter the conduct of texting while driving? Text messaging is a part of the teenage culture. Kids don’t want to talk on the phone. My daughter will send a text and wait for a reply rather then call a friend. I couldn’t get my sister off the phone when I [...]
On April 25, 2010 Governor Beshear signed a bill that makes it against the law in Kentucky to text message while driving. This bill became the law in Kentucky today, July 15, 2010. You are no longer allowed to drive a car and text message. I know this states the obvious, but Kentucky has finally joined the [...]
How much automobile insurance coverage should you have on your family’s car insurance in Kentucky? What is enough to protect your family should you be involved in a serious Kentucky car accident? These are questions I am asked when people find out I am a personal injury attorney. I try to give the best advice [...]
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Tragic Fatal Accident in Christian County Claims the Life of 17-Year-Old Dustin Stewart
Speed and Alcohol Suspected in Deadly Hopkinsville, Kentucky Crash-Kentucky Fatal Accident AttorneyDATE: September 1, 2009
LOCATION: Christian County Kentucky
TYPE: Investigators suspect that alcohol and speed were involved in the accident that killed 17-year-old Dustin Stewart.
According to Christian County investigators the driver of a Dodge Durango failed to stop at traffic sign at the intersection of Kentucky 117 and Cox Mill Road. The Durango, driven by 19-year-old Joshua Sweeney, then hit a trailer being pulled by a pick-up truck.
The accident not only caused the death of Dustin Stewart who was pronounced dead at the scene but also injured the pick-up truck driver and three other passengers. Their injuries have been classified as non-life-threatening.
During the investigation officers found a 12 pack of beer and have determined Sweeney was traveling at least 70 miles per-hour at the time of the impact with the trailer. This is a heartbreaking accident and our condolences go out to the loved ones of young Mr. Stewart and hope for complete recoveries of those injured.
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