Devastating car accident in Woodford County, KY kills 2 and injures another
Versailles Police are reporting a single-car accident in Woodford County, Kentucky that took two lives and seriously injured a third occupant. The wreck happened on Dry Ridge Road in southern Woodford County, south of Versailles, Kentucky.
Police are saying that the driver of the car lost control and struck a tree, causing the vehicle to burst into flames. The female driver and a male passenger reportedly died at the scene of the wreck. Another passenger, a female, was able to escape the vehicle. She was taken to University of Kentucky Hospital with serious injuries.
Shawn Cantley, a Kentucky injury attorney provides our legal analysis (for attorney profile and contact info, click here):
This last week was a terrible week for devastating auto accidents. From a purely legal analysis, single-car accidents are generally caused by negligence on the part of the driver. There are obviously exceptions, and there isn't enough information to make that determination at this point, but if the wreck was caused by driver inattentiveness or carelessness, then the passengers would be entitled to recover under the driver's liability coverage, along with their own underinsured motorist coverage, if they carried this coverage. Under certain circumstances underinsured coverage can be "stacked" from multiple policies. However, it is an unfortunate fact that insurance claims representatives do not always properly advise claimants about multiple sources of insurance coverage. This is where an experienced personal injury attorney can be a valuable resource.
