Kentucky Car and Truck Accident Lawyer: Deadly Crash On Dixie Highway Investigated For Alcohol And Drug Involvement
An early Sunday morning Louisville, Kentucky car wreck on Dixie Highway that claimed the lives of three men is being investigated for alcohol and drug involvement by the Kentucky State Police. The car crash also injured two other men in the vehicle.
Brian C. Butt, Michael A. Butt and Dereke Chism were all ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Bruce E. Butt and Nathan A. King, the driver of the car, both survived the wreck. King was airlifted from the scene and is in critical condition. All three of the Butts were brothers.
Witnesses reported to the KSP that the car, a 1998 Mazda 626, was traveling very fast of U.S. 31W southbound. It entered a curve, sideswiped a wall and then left the roadway, struck a guardrail and then flipped multiple times before coming to a rest on its roof. The wreck happened at about 4:40 a.m.
Our sympathies and condolences go out to the friends and family of the deceased and injured victims. These deaths unfortunately add to the increasing number of fatalities on Kentucky roadways as I have been reporting on here at kentuckyinjurylawyerblog.com. Let's hope the injured men make quick and full recoveries and can get back to her normal lives as soon as possible.
A crash like this raises many questions, such as whether there are causes other than driver error. It is imperative that a full investigation take place to determine if there were any factors at play causing this tragedy that are not readily apparent and to preserve evidence.
Although the KSP is conducting an investigation to determine the cause, and they typically good job, it is often important for someone involved in this type of accident to do their own investigation. Hiring a lawyer experienced in handling car wrecks can assure a victim of such a wreck, or the family, that their interests and rights are being protected.
A lawyer experienced in handling car and truck wrecks will know what to do to uncover any underlying causes that do not appear on the surface and may go unrecognized in other investigations. For instance, I have seen many accidents where it first was thought and reported that a seat belt was not in use, but later the facts indicate the seat belt was in use, but failed to work properly.
For more information on this subject and the rights of those injured or killed by another's careless and reckless activity in car accidents, crashes or wrecks, contact Louisville, Kentucky attorney Will Nefzger by clicking on this link: e-mail Will. You can also find out more information about me and my firm by clicking on the Website link at the top of this page and going to my bio page.
