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From: Sgt. J.T Coleman

Date: 10/30/07

Re: Accident Cairo Road

THE MCCRACKEN COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A 2 VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE 7600 BLOCK OF CAIRO ROAD. 1 PERSON PAUL RICHTER 27 OF PADUCAH WAS INJURED WHEN THE VEHICLE HE WAS RIDING IN, A 2002 MITSUBISHI LANCER, WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON CAIRO ROAD WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A 1999 HONDA DRIVEN BY 20 YEAR OLD CHRISTINE MIZELL OF METROPOLIS. MS. MIZELL WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE TURNED IN FRONT OF 25 YEAR OLD JESSICA PRUETT. MS. PRUETT WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. MS. PRUETT AND MS. MIZELL WERE UNINJURED. ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC WAS CLOSED FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES WHILE WRECKERS WORKED TO CLEAR THE SCENE. THE INJURED WERE ASSISTED BY MEMBERS OF THE WEST MCCRACKEN FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MERCY AMBULANCE SERVICE.