Man suffers 'severe' injuries in Nicholasville wreck on US 27.

Date: 12/28/2012
Time: Around 7:50 A.M.
Location: Nicholasville, Kentucky
Vehicle(s) Involved: Honda CRV, Ford F-250

By Mike Moore - The Jessamine Journal

"The driver of a Honda CRV was transported to the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center with what police called “severe injuries” after his vehicle collided with a white truck on U.S. 27 in Nicholasville on Friday morning. The man’s name has not been released.

The CRV was traveling south on U.S. 27 between Howard and Elizabeth streets around 7:50 a.m. when it crossed into northbound lanes and struck a white Ford work truck, according to Nicholasville police Sgt. Jason Porch.
The vehicles came to rest about 80 yards apart.
“One of the witnesses who was sitting beside one of the two cars said, ‘Out of the blue, I just saw the impact. I can’t believe what I just saw,’” Nicholasville police officer Kevin Grimes said. “And, really, look at the debris field. You figure 55 or 60 mph came together and it was 120 mph.”
Grimes said it was unclear why the CRV crossed into the northbound lanes.
“We don’t know why, but it came into (the northbound lane) of traffic, and you see the point of impact,” Grimes said. “The injuries (for the CRV driver) do seem to be pretty severe. The other guy was standing around talking.
“The latest from (The University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center) was the (CRV driver) was still conscious upon arrival at the hospital’s emergency room, and that’s all we know at this point.”
The driver of the truck was not injured; Nicholasville firefighters used the Jaws of Life to extract the driver of the CRV from his vehicle before Jessamine County EMS transported him to the hospital.
Northbound and southbound traffic was rerouted around Howard and Elizabeth streets while emergency crews worked the scene.
The NPD’s accident-reconstruction unit is on the scene investigating, and as of 9:30 a.m., officials expected that stretch of U.S. 27 to remain closed for several more hours.
It’s going to be a while, and it could possibly take more than three hours,” Porch said."

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Sheriff: Suicidal woman, 70, crashed head-on into pickup.

Date: 11/02/2011
Time: Around 10:30 P.M.
Location: Boise, Idaho
Vehicle(s) Involved: Buick LaCrosse, Dodge Dakota, Ford F-250

By KBOI2.com staff

"BOISE, Idaho - A three car crash Wednesday morning was caused by a 70-year-old woman who was apparently trying to kill herself by driving into oncoming traffic, the Ada County, Idaho, Sheriff's Office says.

The crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. near the intersection of State Street and Bogart Lane.

The sheriff's office says the woman from Eagle, Idaho, was driving a Buick LaCrosse eastbound on State State when she swerved into oncoming traffic and attempted to hit an oncoming vehicle. The two cars missed each other and the Buick returned to the proper lane.

But as the woman approached Bogart Lane, she again swerved into oncoming traffic and collided with a Ford F-250 pickup truck, causing it to roll.

The 64-year-old driver of the truck was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle. He is currently in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Doctor's say he is expected to survive, but he remains in critical condition.

The sheriff's office says after the Buick hit the Ford truck, it then also struck the Dodge pickup truck that was driving behind the Ford. The 16-year-old driver of the Dodge was treated for minor injuries at the hospital and released.

Officials say the 70-year-old driver of the Buick was also taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Investigators say she told them she intentionally drove into oncoming traffic to attempt to kill herself.

The sheriff's office says that charges are pending against the 70-year-old woman, and that after its investigation it will forward that information to the prosecutor's office.

The woman's name is being withheld until charges have been filed."

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