Thursday, July 06, 2000
16 die on Ky. roads over holiday
The Associated Press
Sixteen people were killed on Kentucky roads during an unusually long July 4 holiday period, Kentucky State Police reported Wednesday.
It was one of the highest tolls for the holiday in a decade. Seventeen people were killed during the same holiday in 1991 and again in 1996. Each of those holiday periods exceeded four days, as was the case this year. The count began at 6 p.m. Friday and ended at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.
“Any time you add an extra day in the mixture, you're asking for your fatalities to go up,” said Lt. Kevin Payne, a spokesman at state police headquarters in Frankfort.
The last victim on which Lt. Payne had a report was a motor cyclist, William R. Ford, 53, of Louisville, who was killed about 5 p.m. on Tuesday. The accident occurred in Jefferson County and involved a car, but Lt. Payne had no other details.
Two of the deaths involved Northern Kentucky crashes.
In Fort Mitchell, Lawrence C. Albery, 34, thought to be from Dayton, Ohio, was killed Monday when his car ran off Interstate 75 and rolled over several times.
In Pendleton County, Charles L. Sebastian, 31, of Butler, was killed early Saturday when his vehicle ran off U.S. 27 north of Falmouth and rolled over.
Other fatalities:
• Eric W. Moore, 22, of Parksville lost control of his motorcycle as he attempted to pass a car on Kentucky 34 near Danville On Monday.
• Frank A. Ferraro, 43, of Wilmore lost control of his car on wet pavement of Ky. 169 near Nicholasville on Monday. Mr. Ferraro's car crossed the center line, struck another vehicle, and Mr. Ferraro was ejected.
• James and Carol Puckett of Mount Orab, Ohio, and Frank Baker Jr. of Maysville. All died in a four-car accident Sunday on U.S. 68 at Maysville. It was the worst single crash of the period.
• Debra Ryles, 42, and son Christopher, 8, of Horse Cave. They were killed Sunday night when Ms. Ryles ran through a stop sign and into the path of a minivan on Ky. 218 east of Horse Cave.
• Odis Rogers, 45, and his mother, Irene H. Rogers, 71, both of Stanton. They were killed Sunday when a van crossed the center line on Ky. 11 in Lee County and struck their car head-on.
• Sherry Harris, 31, of Lexington, and Tiffany L. Chandler, 24, of Louisville, killed when their sport-utility vehicle crashed and overturned on Interstate 64 in Jefferson County.
• Harry Hawes, 54, of Grayson, killed early Saturday on Ky. 1 at Oldtown in Greenup County. A deer darted into the path of a car in which Mr. Hawes was a passenger. The car went over an embankment, struck a tree and caught fire.
• Hazel Gibson, 77, killed Friday night when a vehicle ran off U.S. 460, struck an embankment and overturned at Shelbiana in Pike County.
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