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Thursday, 28 March 2024

DEADLY MCLEAN COUNTY CRASH

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DEADLY MCLEAN COUNTY CRASH
DEADLY MCLEAN COUNTY CRASH
DEADLY MCLEAN COUNTY CRASH

We are also following the investigation into what led to a deadly --multi - vehicle crash -- in mclean county.

It killed several people and injured others -- shutting down kentucky highway 81 -- for hours.

44news reporter valerie lyons -- has new information about the victims and a likely cause.

K-s-p tell us as they left the scene -- one driver has been arrested and is facing d-u-i charges.

"certainly a sad situation.

We never like to respond to calls of this nature."

The result of this scene -- leaving a young child and woman dead -- while a man and another child are fight life- threatening injuries.

"a lot of the first responders arrived here and realized quickly this scene has become very serious in nature."

Crews were called out just before 11 this morning to the scene on highway 81 -- about 4 miles north of calhoun of the daviess county line -- investigators stayed on scene for hours -- working to reconstruct the accident and determine exactly what led up to it.?weeks later, we should have a really food idea of what exactly happened and whether speed, drugs or alcohol really played or contributed to that.

At this point its really too early to say but its very unfortunate we lost three lives today?

But kentucky state police say -- it appears a car heading northbound sideswiped a passing dump truck that same car crossed the center lane again and crashed into another car.

-- with 4 people inside -- two of them children.

"it hit home to many of us on scene, as parents.

We hate to see anyone die, let alone kids.

Certainly, out hearts go out to the family and all of the emergency responders who had to respond and work this."

Though helicopters were called in -- for two of the survivors.

The man was airlifted to an evansville hospital -- while the child was first taken to owensboro louisville think it's important for us to realize the beauty of life and how fast things can change and be taken from us."

As i mentioned earlier -- one person has been arrested and is facing dui charges.

Ksp tell me -- that is the man who was driving the dump truck -- he was not injured in today accident.

Vl--44news.

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