Subject:

Injury Accident On I-24 Today

 

Date:

January 18th, 2012

 

 

AT 12:13 A.M. MCCRACKEN DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCHED TO A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH INJURY ON I-24. A 2004 ALTIMA DRIVEN BY 18 YEAR OLD VICTORIA SMITH OF REIDLAND WAS TRAVELING WEST ON I-24 AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS SLOWER TRAFFIC. MS. SMITH WAS TRAVELING FASTER THAN SHE THOUGHT AND RAN UPON ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER GOING AT A SLOWER SPEED. MS. SMITH VEERED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE VEHICLE CAUSING HER VEHICLE TO SKID SIDEWAYS OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND INTO THE GRASS BESIDE THE ROADWAY. TN VEHICLE CONTINUE TO SKID STRIKING THE FENCE AND A TREE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP ONTO IT’S TOP. MERCY EMS TRANSPORTED MS. SMITH TO LOURDES HOSPITAL FOR NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. FARLEY FIRE DEPT ASSISTED AT THE SCENE.

 

 

 

 

Thanks,

Deputy Malcolm Couch

McCracken County Sheriff's Department