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Alcohol Suspected in Pedestrian Fatality, Hopkins County, Kentucky

Pedestrian Killed Over Holiday Weekend in Hopkins County Kentucky-Pedestrian Attorney Mike Schafer
DATE:  July, 2009
LOCATION:  Madisonville, KY
TYPE:  Alcohol suspected in accident that killed pedestrian Lachelle Williams.

This past holiday weekend was fatal for 30-year-old Lachelle Williams.  Witnesses state that a vehicle being driven by 20-year-old Erick Hendrix was speeding westbound on Noel Avenue in Madisonville, KY when he lost control.  The vehicle then left the road on the westbound side and continued on the sidewalk and the yard.  He then struck two pedestrians,  Lachelle Williams and Thomasa Wallace.  Ms. Williams was pronounced dead at the scene while Ms. Wallace was transported to Regional Medical Center for treatment for her injuries.  After hitting the pedestrians Hendrix continued along the sidewalk crossing a parking lot and Park Row before hitting a utility pole and a building.

Mr. Hendrix was arrested on the charges of Murder, Assault 1^st Degree, DUI 2^nd Offense (with Aggravating Circumstances), Leaving the Scene of an Accident and Possession of Open Alcoholic Beverage in Vehicle.  He is currently housed in the Hopkins County Detention Center.