Posted On: October 23, 2009 by Brent Ackerson

Driver killed on Preston Highway when car hits telephone pole

and hit a telephone pole. The driver of the car died after the car hit the telephone pole and then catch on fire.

Initial reports claim that the driver was traveling at an excessive speed and then lost control when the car attempted to change lanes. The accident occurred on Preston Highway in Louisville, Kentucky.

Auto accident attorney Brent T. Ackerson believes that even though it appears that fault may rest with the driver of the vehicle, the family of the driver may still be entitled to recover compensation for the death from automobile insurance proceeds.

For more information about automobile insurance coverage and benefits afforded in car wrecks that result in death, even those of a single car accident where that car’s driver is at fault, email Brent T. Ackerson.