Western Kentucky Parkway Accident Near Elizabethtown Seriously Injures Two
There was a single-car accident on Western Kentucky Parkway, 11 miles west of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, that severely injured two people.
According to Kentucky State Police (E-town post), a 1986 Chevrolet Caprice, driven by 59 year-old Harold Farmer of Boaz, Kentucky, was traveling westbound in the left lane when the car entered the median. Mr. Farmer attempted to steer the vehicle back onto the roadway, but over-corrected and struck the guardrail along the right shoulder. KSP's investigation revealed that Mr. Farmer was driving at a high rate of speed when the accident occurred.
Mr. Farmer, who was reportedly not wearing his seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle. The only passenger, 86 year-old Gladys S. Farmer, also of Boaz, Kentucky, was trapped inside the vehicle and required mechanical extrication by the White Mills Fire Department.
Both occupants are reported to have suffered life-threatening injuries and were stat-flighted by helicopter to University of Louisville Hospital.
Legal analysis by Shawn Cantley, a Kentucky auto accident lawyer who has represented hundreds of Kentuckians injured in car accidents:
"Many states have enacted what is known as a 'guest statute' and which would preclude a family member from being compensated under another family member's auto policy. However, in Kentucky there is no guest statute. Therefore, if the facts reported by KSP are accurate and Mr. Farmer was negligent (i.e. for speeding), then the passenger, Gladys Farmer, would have a viable claim under Mr. Farmer's auto coverage. Ms. Farmer may have other sources recovery also."
Anyone wishing to know more about how Kentucky auto insurance coverage works with respect to single-vehicle accidents is encouraged to call Mr. Cantley at (502) 587-2002 or by email by clicking here: email_shawn.
