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Salyersville, Kentucky, which is in Magoffin County in Eastern, Kentucky, has experienced another fatal auto accident. The car crash happened on U.S. 460 in Magoffin County. Kentucky State Police have reported that Trenton Tackett was driving a Subaru Outback when he crossed the center line of the road and crashed head on into a motor vehicle driven by Anita Back, of Seitz, Kentucky. Ms. Back was driving a Chevy pickup and was killed in the collision. This is a potential Kentucky wrongful death case.

This tragic auto accident appears to be clearly the fault of Tackett. Even so, it is import to have a thorough investigation of what exactly happened and why. A thorough investigation could reveal additional factors such as cell phone use or texting, and could also point to other parties bearing some fault in an indirect way for this loss of life.

Persons killed in auto accidents often leave loved ones suffering and may leave behind family members who depended upon them for support and household income. In such cases, the family of the deceased can establish an Estate which seeks justice from the at fault parties. The Estate can seek damages for medical bills, funeral bills, lost income of the deceased, and potentially pain & suffering. In cases of a death, the damages can be calculated in very large amounts because of the lifetime of lost income and earning potential. Because the personal injury and wrong death dames cane be so high, it is important to have someone knowledgeable about insurance laws so that every source of recovery is examined, including the insurance policies of the deceased. These sources of recovery can afford financial justice for the loved ones who must pick up the pieces from tragedies like this and move forward with their lives.
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Former University of Kentucky Football player T.C. Drake has been injured in a motorcycle accident that occurred around 9:00 p.m. near Bardstown, Kentucky. The accident happened when the driver of the other vehicle, Jennifer Reed, failed to yield the right-a-way and pulled in front of the motorcycle. Drake’s motorcycle struck the side of Reed’s vehicle and Drake was thrown from his bike. He has suffered serious injuries and was taken to University of Louisville Hospital for medical treatment. Reed has been charged with a DUI.

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Kentucky news reports state that a newly wedded couple were on their way to their wedding reception in a convertible when a Lexington Kentucky police car ran a red light and crashed into their vehicle. The car crash caused the bride to be ejected from the car. Witnesses to the auto accident state that the police car never hit its breaks prior to the collision and clearly ran the red light. A total of five people were taken to the hospital in relation to this car accident. Clearly the driver of the police cruiser should be found to be at fault, and the injured persons will be able to make claims for their medical costs, injures, pain & suffering, and lost wages, that are related to this accident.

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An eastern Kentucky pastor, Jeremy Dewayne Caraway has been charged with sexually abusing a child. Caraway, age 36, was book into the Harlan County, Kentucky Detention Center and charged with two counts of second degree rape, sexual abuse, sodomy and unlawful transaction with a minor. The girl that Caraway is charged with raping in under the age of 14 and was a member of the Loyall Church of God. Caraway is a pastor in that church.

The rape victim and her family may be able to pursue civil damages against the church, in addition to civil damages against Caraway. The legal claims would seek to recover emotional distress, pain & suffering, and medical & therapy bills for the minor child. This case would also be considered an assault and battery case. In cases where young children suffer sexual assaults, they have a need for a tremendous amount of therapy to overcome the emotional trauma of what has happened to them. The emotional scars can last a lifetime and have negative effects upon employment and relationships.
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Dillard’s Department Store has agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The suit alleged that the retailer fired a 61 year old employee manager, who had 4 years on the job experience and good performance reviews, and replaced her with a 24 year old, who had only 4 months experience. The lawsuit settled for $50,000.00.

Employment discrimination cases are very factually driven matters, and case settlement values can range dramatically based upon the various factors involved.

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bildeCA7EQKTQ.jpg There were two motor vehicle wrecks this morning in Louisville, Kentucky. One on I-71 near Zorn Avenue involved a multi car accident that shut down one of the southbound lanes. The other accident involved a car and a semi truck on I-64 westbound near the Watterson Expressway. Injuries were reported. Rain and wet roads may be a factor in these accidents.

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A bus accident in Bardwell, Kentucky occurred after returning from taking children to an outing in Paducah, Kentucky. A bus lost control went off the road and rolled several times. One child is reported to have died at the scene, and other children were injured and taken to the hospital. The driver of the bus and an adult chaperone were both airlifted to hospitals due to their injuries.
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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 was driving hit and injured a 7 year old child. The accident happened on Wheeler Avenue around 7:12 p.m. The child was transported with injures to Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.

In cases like this where the negligent driver does not have insurance, there are still numerous source of recovery for the injured party and there family to examine when seeking to be compensated for the medical bills and pain & suffering from accidents where children or pedestrians are injured by negligent drivers without insurance.
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An automobile accident occurred Thursday around 5:30 p.m. in Louisville, Kentucky at the intersection of Southern Parkway and New Cut Road. The car wreck occurred near Iroquois Park. Witnesses reported that a blue Toyota Matrix was traveling south on Southern Parkway at a high rate of speed and ran through a red light. The Toyota then hit two other cars that were traveling northbound on New Cut Road. The cars on New Cut Road had a green traffic light and the right-a-way through the intersection. The cars hit by the Toyota were a Chrysler Sebring and a Dodge Stratus. The driver of the Chrysler Sebring was died at the scene of the accident. The passenger of the Chrysler and three others were taken to University of Louisville Hospital with serious injures.

This is a car wreck that is clearly the fault of the driver of the Toyota Matrix. The family of the driver of the Chrysler will have a wrongful death claim from this accident. The passenger from the Chrysler and the other three injured persons will have personal injury claims against the driver of the Toyota. Even if a person injured was a passenger in the Toyota, they will still have a claim against its driver, as the driver was the one in control of the vehicle and is the negligent at fault party for this terrible wreck. Damages from this accident, which will stem from legal claims against the driver of the Toyota will vary depending upon the circumstances, but all parties should be entitled to their medical bills, lost wages, pain & suffering, and with regards to the death of the driver of the Chrysler, the family will have a claim of a lifetime of lost earning capacity and potential loss of consortium claims.
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A car accident in Wayne County, Kentucky has killed three people and sent the at fault driver to the hospital with injuries. The accident occurred on Ky-90 after the driver of a Ford F250 pickup lost control on the wet road, crossed over into the lane of on-coming traffic, and struck a Pontiac Grand Am head-on. The Grand Am’s driver, Ryan C. Bell, age 19, of Monticello, and his passengers, Joshua and Kayla Thompson, husband and wife, also of Monticello, were all killed from the injuries sustained from the car wreck.

All three persons killed in this car accident will have wrongful death claims against the driver of the Ford F250. Their Estates will be able to claim lost earning capacities and medical/funeral costs. Damages in each instance will depend upon numerous factors.
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