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Police are still searching for a suspect in Hit and Run Wrongful Death Car Wreck in Lexington Kentucky. The Kentucky Car Wreck took the life of a University of Kentucky Student Connie Blount. She was from Park City, Utah.
The Kentucky Hit and Run Car Accident happened in Lexington at an intersection near Rupp Arena in the downtown Lexington Area.
Anyone with any knowledge of the Car Wreck is urged to call local police.
One Kentucky Law is going to face increased scrutiny in the latest case of a Kentucky Hit and Run Wrongful Death. Connie Blount was hit while crossing a downtown Lexington Street early Sunday Morning with a friend. Police say that she was walking with the light when she was struck and killed by a Cheverolet Extendacab. The driver of the Truck has not yet been identified or come forward. Reports say that the driver of the Truck nearly misssed striking Blount's friend.
Under Kentucky Law, this culpable driver, will not face a Felony Prosecution for leaving the scene of a Fatal Accident. Something needs to be done. Lawmakers in Frankfort as well as all Kentuckians will be outraged as soon as this is made public.
A Memorial Service was held yesterday at the University of Kentucky in Lexington on behalf of Connie Blount. Her Dad was on hand to thank all of those present and to increase awareness of this tragic event. He also assisted Police in their search for the suspect who is still at-large.
At DarylTDixonLaw.com, we will continue to blog about this story until the suspect is caught and we will follow up on any reaction by lawmakers and concerned Kentuckians.
Again, if anyone reading this blog has any additional information about the accident or the at-large driver, they are urged to call Lexington-Fayette Count Police or the Unviersity of Kentucky Police Department.
Linda Stem, 82, of Mayfield Kentucky was killed in a collision between a Church Van and a Suburban on Sunday Evening. This Kentucky Wrongful Death Wreck happened as Stem was on her way to church.
The driver of the Suburban was cited for disregarding a traffic control signal but it is unclear if their will be additional charges brought by the Graves County Attorney.
It is fairly clear that the Stem's family will have a Kentucky Wrongful Death Claim.
Commonwealth Attorney for Lyon County, G.L. Ovey, says that this is a first for him. A case where a man is being tried for the death of his girlfriend's unborn baby after a 2006 Kentucky Car Wreck. Donald Prizybylo was indictied earlier this month by a Lyon County Grand Jury and is charged under the 2004 Kentucky Fetal Homicide Law. He is also charged with four counts of assault stemming from the Head On Collision that he caused.
Prizybylo's driving caused the death of his Stacy Nelson's unborn baby to be killed and four others to be injured. The wreck occurred in 2006 on the trace highway at Land Between the Lakes.
The law has been enforced before but most of those cases were in Central Kentucky, according to the report. This will be the first time it has been put to the test in a Western Kentucky Court Room. Ovey stated that the fact that there were no drugs or alcohol inolved makes this case unique.
Prizybylo is scheduled to make his first Court Appearance on May 5, 2008. He remains in the Caldwell County Jail on a $100,000.00 bond. A Civil Suit for Kentucky Wrongful Death is also likely.
Lexington Police have made an arrest in a Kentucky Hit and Run Case that has captured attention nationally. Police have arrested Shannon Houser of Lexington Kentucky and charged him with Misdemeanor Leaving the Scene of An Accident and Felony Charge of Tampering with Evidence.
I just recently wrote an Article detailing Kentucky's New Law on Hit and Run Injury Accidents. Until today it was only a Misdemeanor for a Suspect in a Hit and Run Accident to flee the scene. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear signed a new bill into law that now makes this conduct a Class D Felony.
Kentucky was one of only three states that still charged this conduct as a Misdemenor. Kentucky State Representative Tommy Thompson sponsored the bill after a 2006 Hit and Run Accident in Owensboro took the life of a 14 year old boy.
Lexington and the University of Kentucky was rocked several weeks ago when a Hit and Run Accident took the life of UK Freshman Connie Blount of Park City Utah. Since then Shannon Houser of Lexington has been charged with a Misdemeanor Hit and Run Charge.
This new law will take effect in July 2008.
A horrible multiple vehicle accident ended in Tragedy early Tuesday Morning. As the Police in Bath County Kentucky were clearing the scene of an earlier accident a Semi Tractor Trailer Truck rear ended a passenger car killing one and injuring another.
I wrote a blog post at my Western-Kentucky Injuryboard Site Earlier Today. The Accident took the life of Kenneth McKenzie of Bath County. It was foggy as the accident happened near 4:00 in the morning.
Authorities are continuing to investigate the crash. It is likely that the family of McKenzie will have a claim for Kentucky Wrongful Death agains the Trucking Company and their driver.