Kentucky Car Accidents

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A state representative from Shively and the city's former mayor has been arrested. In a release, Shively Police Sgt. Jordan Brown said Beverly Chester-Burton was stopped on ...[...]

MT. WASHINGTON, Ky. (WDRB) -- Bullitt County drivers are all too familiar with the frustrations that come along with traveling Highway 44. Traffic, congestion and speeding are some of the common ...[...]

ROBERTSON COUNTY, Ky. (WKRC) - The sheriff of Kentucky's smallest ... His first DUI arrest was in December 2023 when Kentucky State Police said Gray was driving drunk in his quad car near a school, ...[...]

Volume looks light across the board so far, so you may have more time than you think as you make your morning commute.[...]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police are investigating after a man was shot in killed in Louisville's Algonquin neighborhood Monday morning. According to LMPD spokesman Dwight Mitchell, ...[...]

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A driver fled the scene on foot this morning after crashing into a house on Radcliffe Road. According to the Lexington Police Department, someone driving a black Chevy pickup ...[...]

There's a push for EVs to make up half of all new vehicles sold by 2030, but Kentuckians have been a hard sell for some car dealers.[...]

JACKSON, Ky. (LEX 18) - A large commercial fire overnight in Jackson left a portion of Highway 1812 closed to traffic. According to a Facebook post by the Jackson Fire Department, the roadway was ...[...]

Wimpy Myers III is accused of driving under the influence and crashing his car into a utility pole and tree, killing another person in the car.[...]

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 has announced expected traffic impacts for the week of August 23 through August 30. As construction crews continue their work, motorists are advised to ...[...]

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - A drug arrest occurred on Hal Rogers Parkway on Thursday morning. When officers investigated his vehicle at a traffic safety checkpoint, Dennis Addison, 47, of Bowling ...[...]

Wimpy Myers III is accused of driving under the influence and crashing his car into a utility pole and tree, killing another person in the car.[...]

Surveillance cameras captured the moment a car nearly crashed into a Lexington business. The crash happened at Midland Avenue and Short Street just before 2 p.m on Friday. The vehicle narrowly missed ...[...]

The expected traffic impacts in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 area for Aug. 23 through Aug. 30 are listed below. All work is subject to change. Interstate 165 A project to resurface ...[...]

Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) anticipate work zone construction and maintenance activities at some locations that could impact traffic during the week of August 25-31.[...]

The man charged with murder after his friend was killed in a traffic crash in Buechel Sunday afternoon has made his first court appearance in the case.Louisville Metro police say the driver, Wimpy L.[...]

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - With higher interstate speeds and light volume ... No average speed is below 70 miles per hour on I-75.[...]

A Franklin man is facing multiple drug charges after a traffic stop on Wednesday. According to a uniform citation, agents with the South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force observed a silver Chevy ...[...]

Bluegrass Rail Explorers lets people peddle their way across old railroad tracks. The experience starts at the Bluegrass Scenic Railroad and Museum in Versailles, and is a 10-mile round trip. If that ...[...]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A federal grand jury in Louisville has indicted 37 people from Kentucky and California in a massive drug trafficking operation. The Department of Justice said there are five separate ...[...]

NORTHERN KENTUCKY - A school bus carrying 18 students crashed into a ditch Wednesday afternoon. Officers and medics responded after the bus got involved in a crash in Northern Kentucky, according to ...[...]

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating a serious crash between a car and a motorcycle. It happened around 6 pm Wednesday along MO 13, near Farm Road 88, just north ...[...]

On Aug. 6, the federal grand jury in Louisville returned five indictments charging the 37, 34 of whom are from Kentucky.[...]

Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Wednesday his office has appealed the Fayette County Circuit Court's unlawfully lenient sentence in a fentanyl trafficking case.[...]

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A section of I-75 is back open after a vehicle fire caused an hours-long traffic backup Wednesday. Police say the brakes of an empty tanker truck caught fire on northbound I-75 ...[...]

Drivers can expect delays during this Saturday's Ashland Half-Marathon and 5K. Both races will be in and around the Town of Ashland from 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. '?We ask that vehicular traffic proceed ...[...]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A federal drug trafficking investigation ended with nearly 40 suspects from Kentucky and California indicted, and more than a dozen are from Louisville.[...]

A crash on Interstate 64 in Shelby County has traffic backed up.Kentucky State Police said a semi-truck overturned in the westbound lanes of I-64 on Wednesday morning.Sign up for our NewslettersIt ...[...]

Monroeville's dive team had dwindled to almost nothing in ... Callie Schaser, spokeswoman for Living Lands & Water, remembers when the nonprofit removed a car from the Ohio River near Kentucky with a ...[...]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear is recovering after getting into a car accident. His son and current Gov. Andy Beshear said in a social media post Thursday his father ...[...]

A family's cruise vacation plans were derailed Friday night when a traffic stop on Interstate 95 turned into a drug bust.[...]

The World's Championship Horse Show takes place during the Kentucky State Fair each year. The prestigious competition crowns world champion Saddlebreds, Hackney, Ponies and Road Horses in different ...[...]

Best Cheap Car Insurance Companies in Louisville, Ky. State Farm, Travelers, USAA, Auto-Owners Insurance and Kentucky Farm Bureau ... accident by 90% and a DUI by 112%. How high a premium rises ...[...]

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NB traffic is at a complete standstill. [...]

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Approx 30 miles south of LV, this AM around 11:00. Single car, erratic driving, lost control , hit left cables and then tore across four lanes into right median[...]

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No Southbound Traffic visible; northbound moving 3 mph.[...]

Accident at Exit 17 Eastbound. Traffic stopped. Multiple first responders[...]

Accident at Exit 17 Eastbound. Traffic stopped. Multiple first responders[...]

Standstill traffic for over 3 hours! [...]

Standstill traffic, no movement fatal accident [...]

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