Nine die during Memorial Day weekend at On the Beat in the Bluegrass

Nine die during Memorial Day weekend

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on May 29, 2008

. Tags: accident, bluegrass, crime, kentucky, law enforcement, Police, traffic.

Nine people died in nine separate crashes on Kentucky roadways during Memorial Day weekend, from 6 p.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Monday, Kentucky State Police said.

According to preliminary statistics, three people died in car wrecks in Barren, Boone and Fayette counties. Four people died in all-terrain vehicle wrecks in Floyd, Harlan, Pike and Rockcastle counties. One person who died was on a motorcycle in McCracken County. And a pedestrian died in Fayette County.

Two of the three people in car wrecks were not wearing seat belts, and alcohol was suspected in one of the three crashes. Three of the four victims of ATV wrecks were not wearing helmets. State police did not release any other information about the motorcycle wreck in McCracken County.

There were eight fatalities in eight crashes on Kentucky roads during the Memorial Day weekend last year.

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Ashlee Clark is the Richmond bureau reporter for the Herald-Leader. She has covered general assignments in Madison, Clark, Estill, Powell and Montgomery counties since she joined the newspaper in September 2007. Ashlee, a Louisville native, is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she received degrees in journalism and sociology.

Shawntaye Hopkins is the Herald-Leader’s police reporter, covering local law enforcement, fire and EMS and breaking news. She joined the staff in September 2006 as the newspaper’s night police reporter. Shawntaye, a Louisville native, graduated from Western Kentucky University where she studied journalism and criminology. Shawntaye resides in Lexington.

Delano Massey is the Herald-Leader’s Regional Editor. He works closely with the paper’s bureau reporters and police and courts reporters to plan coverage, pursue breaking news and seek out enterprise stories. A Northeast Ohio native, Delano started his journalism career as a night cops reporter at the Belleville News-Democrat. In 2003, he made the trek to Lexington to take the reins as the newspaper’s daytime cops reporter. Delano, a graduate of the University of Akron, has won numerous awards for breaking news, spot news and investigative journalism.

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