Two vehicles collided in Lee County, Kentucky killing four people. Kentucky State Police are reporting the accident occurred Wednesday morning on Kentucky 11 near Beattyville. According to reports, Alan Marcum was operating a Chevy Blazer when his vehicle lost control, left the roadway and drove into the parking lot of the Bobcat Restaurant. From there the vehicle struck the left front side of another vehicle, crossed into the northbound lane of KY 11 and entered another parking lot where it sideswiped a utility pole and went airborne over an embankment. The vehicle traveled 120 feet past the embankment until it struck a tree. Marcum and all three passengers in the vehicle, Ronnie Herald, Sabrina Daluisio and Jeremiah Freeman were all killed in the collision. The KSP is reporting that none of the passengers appeared to be wearing seatbelts.
All too often the drivers of a vehicle loses control resulting in these types of tragedies. As most state highways do not have methods in place to prevent such cross over collisions, vehicles will only stop once they have caused considerable damage. In such severe cases as this, it is often times difficult to determine the cause of a collision. Obviously, the reconstruction efforts of the scene investigators is of critical importance for anyone seeking answers to the cause of the accident.
