Fall is approaching with inevitability. Next week will mark the vernal equinox, signaling the beginning of fall. Kids are back in school, football fills the weekends and Halloween candy waits to be pushed out of store aisles for Christmas decorations. And deer hunting...
Troubling increase in highway deaths last year
Highway deaths increased last year at the fastest rate seen in almost 50 years. More than 35,000 Americans died in 2015, up by 7.2 percent from the previous year. Additionally, preliminary numbers from the first six months of this year indicate that the increase is...
Lack of barrier between lanes on I-64 allowed crash
A deadly truck crash last month on Interstate 64 occurred when a westbound semi-truck went across the median and struck another truck head-on. According to one news report, some drivers are concerned that there are no median barriers on that stretch of road that lies...
I-64 crash serves as stark reminder of dangers commercial trucks pose
At approximately 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, a horrific multi-vehicle crash along I-64 in Putnam County resulted in the fatality of one 42-year-old man and sent eight others to nearby hospitals. According to the Putnam Country Sherriff's Department, the...
