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EDDYVILLE, Ky. (KT) - Two people were killed and two more injured, one seriously, the result of a multiple vehicle collision on I-24 in Lyon County late Monday afternoon that closed the eastbound lanes of the interstate for several hours and may have been weather-related.
Kentucky State Police (KSP) say shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Monday, the Mayfield Post dispatch center received a report of a four-vehicle collision near the 42-mile marker on I-24 in Lyon County.
According to the KSP preliminary investigation, a 2000 Honda Passport, operated by Tiffany Anderson, 44, of Hopkinsville, was traveling westbound on I-24 with passengers Tara Rex, 52, of Hopkinsville; James Simmons, 42, of Paducah; James Sanders, 49, of Hopkinsville; and Brian Holt, 50, of Cadiz. At the same time, a 2020 International truck and trailer operated by Tomas Almaguer-Martinez, 54, of Guadalupe, Mexico was also traveling westbound on I-24 with a passenger, Antioco Garcia-Morales, 31, of Mexico City, Mexico.
For reasons still under investigation, the Honda Passport operated by Ms. Anderson veered into the lane of travel of the truck, sideswiping that vehicle. The Honda Passport then crossed over the median into the eastbound lanes, colliding with two other vehicles traveling east: a 2024 GMC Sierra operated by Tucker Heaton, 42, of Princeton, with passengers Jordan Thomas, 38, of Princeton and Kerry Orange, 56, of Princeton and a 2024 Freightliner truck and trailer operated by Dipen Tiwari, 26, of Pickerington, Ohio.
Tara Rex and James Simmons were both ejected from the vehicle they were traveling in and pronounced deceased at the scene. Tiffany Anderson was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and James Sanders was transported to an out-of-state hospital for serious injuries. No other injuries were reported.
Although the KSP did not mention weather conditions in their press release, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reported shortly before the crash that crews in Lyon, Livingston and McCracken counties were treating bridges and overpasses in their respective counties and that salt trucks were also treating the Tennessee River and Cumberland River bridges on Interstate 24.
EDDYVILLE, Ky. (KT) - Two people were killed and two more injured, one seriously, after a multiple- vehicle collision on I-24 in Lyon County late Monday afternoon that closed the eastbound lanes of the interstate for several hours and may have been weather-related.
Kentucky State Police (KSP) reported shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Monday, the Mayfield Post dispatch center received a report of a four-vehicle collision near the 42-mile marker on I-24 in Lyon County.
According to a preliminary investigation, a 2000 Honda Passport, operated by Tiffany Anderson, 44, of Hopkinsville, was traveling westbound on I-24 with passengers Tara Rex, 52, of Hopkinsville; James Simmons, 42, of Paducah; James Sanders, 49, of Hopkinsville; and Brian Holt, 50, of Cadiz. At the same time, a 2020 International truck and trailer operated by Tomas Almaguer-Martinez, 54, of Guadalupe, Mexico, was also traveling westbound on I-24 with a passenger, Antioco Garcia-Morales, 31 of Mexico City, Mexico.
For reasons still under investigation, the Honda Passport operated by Ms. Anderson veered into the lane of travel of the truck, sideswiping that vehicle. The Honda Passport then crossed over the median into the eastbound lanes, colliding with two other vehicles traveling east: a 2024 GMC Sierra operated by Tucker Heaton, 42, of Princeton, with passengers Jordan Thomas, 38, of Princeton, and Kerry Orange, 56 of Princeton and a 2024 Freightliner truck and trailer operated by Dipen Tiwari, 26, of Pickerington, Ohio.
Tara Rex and James Simmons were both ejected from the vehicle they were traveling in and pronounced dead at the scene. Tiffany Anderson was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and James Sanders was transported to an out-of-state hospital for serious injuries. No other injuries were reported.
Although the KSP did not mention weather conditions in the press release, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reported shortly before the crash that crews in Lyon, Livingston and McCracken counties were treating bridges and overpasses in their respective counties and that salt trucks were also treating the Tennessee River and Cumberland River bridges on Interstate 24
