Car Accident: One Teenager Killed and Seven Injured in Cherokee Park (Louisville, Kentucky) Auto Accident after Ford Explorer Flipped
As the parent of two, this is one of those awful stories that I can't stand to hear. WHAS 11 is reporting that one teenager is dead and 7 others injured after a Ford Explorer rolled over during an accident in Cherokee Park:
According to Channel 11, a fatal accident occurred at 1800 Cherokee Road, which is inside Cherokee Park, right by the Eastern Parkway entrance and Hogan's Fountain late Tuesday night.
Police said a Ford Explorer was traveling at a high rate of speed around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday when the driver lost control and the vehicle flipped several times ejecting a female passenger. That passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.
Seven others were in the vehicle and were transported to Kosair Children's Hospital with what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries.
All of the passengers are believed to be teenagers.
The name of the person who died or any others involved has not been released.
Bahe Cook Cantley & Jones auto accident and product liability lawyer Larry Jones says, "Despite the fact that the driver in this case might have been at fault for the car wreck, vehicles are not supposed to flip. In cases in which an occupant suffers serious personal injuries, it is imperative that the vehicle be immediately secured and a product liability specialist is dispatched to inspect the vehicle, along with an accident reconstructionist."
Jones also says, "In cases in which a vehicle occupant is 'ejected' from the vehicle, it is many times concluded that the occupant was not wearing a seat belt. However, what many people don't realize, is that there are many ways to determine whether or not someone was a wearing a seat belt at the time of the wreck. The high tech way to make such a determination is to retrieve the vehicle's 'black box' --a data recorder that tells various things such as speed at the time of the wreck, whether the airbags deployed and which occupants were wearing seatbelts. Also, an autopsy can reveal signs that the occupant was belted, such as belt burns on the shoulder or neck." Jones says, "Anytime there is a car accident that causes a death, all potential claims must be examined by those with the experience and know-how to identify the various at-fault parties."
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