October 11, 2008
MOTORCYCLE COLLISION SENDS PADUCAH MAN TO THE HOSPITAL,
Saturday evening at approximately 10:18 PM Sheriffs deputies responded to the area of Husbands rd. and Giebe Rd. for a report of a motorcycle collision with injuries. Deputies found upon arrival that 26 year old Jack T. Waldridge from Clarkline Rd. in Paducah had been traveling north bound on Husbands road. He states that he lost control of the motorcycle when he swerved to avoid a deer. Waldridge fell from the motorcycle hurting his arm in the process. The motorcycle left the roadway and came to rest in the bottom of a creek. Waldridge was wearing a helmet and a protective jacket at the time of the collision. Waldrige was transported to Western Baptist hospital for his injuries. The McCracken County Sheriffs Department was assisted on scene by Mercy Regional ambulance, and Hendron Fire Department.